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"Tattoo'd Will"
He taonga pounamu to Toawiriwiri
"Shakespeare wore a bone carving"
Courtesty of the artist Cushla Kararaina Parekowhai



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The Collection

Our world-renowned collection supports the study of Britain and Europe in the early modern era, and of Shakespeare and the theater to the present day.

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Research Fellowships

To encourage collection access and to promote scholarly dialogue, the Folger offers Long-term and Short-term residential fellowships.

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Programs for Faculty and Graduate Students

The Folger Institute offers seminars, weekend programs, skills courses, and major conferences.

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Publications

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Exhibitions

Changing exhibitions and prize-winning catalogs showcase the Folger collection.

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New Publications

The Fellowships Program is delighted to announce the publication of two new monographs by Long-term Fellows.

 

Professor Carole Levin (History, University of Nebraska, Lincoln) has published Dreaming the English Renaissance: Politics and Desire in Court and Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).

 

Professor Meredith Skura (English, Rice University) has published Tudor Autobiography: Listening for Inwardness (University of Chicago Press, 2008).


Nota Bene

Congratulations to Sarah Werner, director of the Undergraduate Program, whose Wynken de Worde wins this year's Cliopatria Award for Best New Blog from the History News Network.  Read Wynken de Worde

 

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Calendar

Acquisitions Night
See our newest additions to the collection, perhaps adopt one (or two or three), enjoy dinner and a special conservation display—all in support of our acquisitions fund.

March 18
7pm

Tickets: $100



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Letterwriting in Renaissance England



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