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Michael Witmore on serving as director and the renovation
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Michael Witmore on serving as director and the renovation

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Esther Ferington

Michael Witmore talks about his experiences as Folger director and the recent Folger grand reopening.

Order It: "Sermons in stones" from As You Like It
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Order It: "Sermons in stones" from As You Like It

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Shakespeare’s phrase “sermons in stones” is from a speech in As You Like It. Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines.

14 Shakespeare quotes about new beginnings
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14 Shakespeare quotes about new beginnings

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Ben Lauer

As the Folger prepares to reopen, we turn to Shakespeare’s plays for quotations about new beginnings and fresh starts.

A touch of Shakespeare in new Folger spaces
Aluminum figure of Puck on a fountain at the Folger Shakespeare Library
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A touch of Shakespeare in new Folger spaces

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Esther Ferington

Explore the new landscape and public spaces of the Folger Shakespeare Library to find touches of Shakespeare and the early modern age in which he lived.