Fred Wilson Installation Draws in Visitors
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.
A New Poem by Rita Dove Invites Visitors Inside
Rita Dove shares the story behind her new poem, which is inscribed in the marble edge around the Folger’s west garden.
A Printing Press Brings History to Life
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.
New Artwork Illuminates the Renovation
A floating paper sculpture by Anke Neumann lights the stairs from the new visitor lobby to the historic theater above.
Greeting Visitors with Inviting Outdoor Spaces
Gardens, landscaping, Puck, and poetry
Exploring the Folger through New Exhibition Halls
A preview of these new spaces
Expanding to Welcome the World
Spotlight on the Adams Pavilion
Envisioning the Folger’s Future: Spotlight on Architecture and Design
The architectural vision for the renovation in a conversaton with Director Michael Witmore, architect Stephen Kieran, and landscape architect Anneliza Kaufer.
