Folger Story

As visitors enter the Folger’s Shakespeare Exhibition Hall from the west lobby, before discovering the playwright’s stories and related artifacts in the interactive galleries, a majestic black mirror centered on a scarlet wall beckons them to take a closer look.

Dr. Peggy O’Brien looks back on her career at the Folger

Rita Dove shares the story behind her new poem, which is inscribed in the marble edge around the Folger’s west garden.

Stay tuned for our announcement of what we’ll name the brand new café in our Great Hall. The café will open June 21.

Eight-year-old actor Richard Bradford and his mother, Elizabeth Bradford, share how they’ve experienced Shakespeare through the Folger.

Paul Cymrot, the owner of a Fredericksburg bookstore and a lifelong fan of the Folger, shares the story of how he found his path through Folger programs.

English teacher Donna Denizé shares how the Folger Method helps all students connect with Shakespeare’s plays and poems, as well as grow in emotional intelligence.

A newly built recreation of an early printing press, to be displayed in the Shakespeare Exhibition Hall, shows how the First Folio was created 400 years ago.

The Folger seeks a seasoned and strategic director with energy and vision to lead the organization into its second century.

A floating paper sculpture by Anke Neumann lights the stairs from the new visitor lobby to the historic theater above.

Gardens, landscaping, Puck, and poetry

Read a note from Folger Director Michael Witmore about this important building renovation update.