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Shakespeare & Beyond

Follow the First Folio tour! Updates from Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Hawaii, West Virginia, and North Carolina

Photo Credit: Tulane School of Liberal Arts

(Photo Credit: Tulane School of Liberal Arts)

Tulane University welcomed the First Folio to its city earlier this month in true New Orleans style: Dr. Michael White and the Liberty Brass Band led a jazz funeral for Shakespeare, followed by a “second line” procession of people carrying green and white parasols. See more photos from the event on Flickr.

This video is from the band’s “tune-up” performance in April, as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations for Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The First Folio is making its way around the country. Here’s a quick cheat sheet of all the places where you can find our traveling exhibition, First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, this month:

  • Kapiʻolani Community College, Honolulu, HI (through May 25)
  • North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC (through May 30)
  • Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (through May 31)
  • Amherst College, Amherst, MA (through May 31)
  • University of Montana, Missoula, MT (through May 31)
  • Museums of Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV (through June 12)

Enjoy these social media highlights from First Folio host sites around the country.

Hawaii

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFID_LfCGL_/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFHyWj5oYZl/

North Carolina

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFNpqMlhPA8/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFJypiuxQYT/

Louisiana

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFNd0qvAhLC/

Massachusetts

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZ46lvM0u_/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFRgviVy-Fn/

Montana

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFUby_KHTrt/

West Virginia

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFNO37NPQO2/

 

Find out where the First Folio tour will be in June, and share the excitement on social media with #SHX400 and #FirstFolio.

Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare! Share your Shakespeare story by recording a short video and posting to social media using #MySHX400.