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Virtual Events
Enjoy the Folger from the comfort of your living room with talks, workshops, and performances available streaming and on-demand.
Early Music Seminar: Kings and Commonwealth
Early Music Seminar: Kings and Commonwealth
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming "Kings and Commonwealth: The English Civil War."
Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 6pm ET
From Richard III to Adrienne Rich: Building Bridges with Complex Texts
From Richard III to Adrienne Rich: Building Bridges with Complex Texts
In this professional development session from Folger Education, teachers will explore the ways that connecting complex texts can help students dive deep into language.
Wed, April 30, 2025, 8pm
Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu
Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu
Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu
Our May 2025 is lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet as a locked-room thriller.
Thu, May 1, 2025, 6:30pm
Folger Book Club: 'Queen B' by Juno Dawson
Folger Book Club: 'Queen B' by Juno Dawson
Our June 2025 selection sets the stage for 'Her Majesty's Royal Coven' trilogy, tracing the origins of the coven to the days following Anne Boleyn's execution.
Thu, Jun 5, 2025, 6:30pm
On demand: The 2025 Eudora Welty Lecture with Amor Towles
On demand: The 2025 Eudora Welty Lecture with Amor Towles
The Folger and the Eudora Welty Foundation welcome Amor Towles to deliver the 2025 Welty Lecture, inspired by the writing and life of famed author Eudora Welty.
Available through Mon, Jun 30, 2025