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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: A Mass for Christmas Eve
Early Music Seminar: A Mass for Christmas Eve
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming Mass for Christmas Eve: Baroque Music for the Season.
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 6pm ET
Folger Book Club:
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Folger Book Club: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Set in late 16th-century Spain, our December selection features a high stakes magical contest in a lush early modern setting.
Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 6:30pm
Virtual Folger Salon with Edel Lamb, Dominick Porras, and Susan Valladares
Virtual Folger Salon with Edel Lamb, Dominick Porras, and Susan Valladares
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation.
Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 4pm ET
An Hour O’erflow with Joy: Stories of Students and Teachers
An Hour O’erflow with Joy: Stories of Students and Teachers
In this Folger Education professional development session, teachers come together in community to share stories about their career and students.
Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 8pm ET
Author Talk and Reading: "The Girls of Godzilla, Illinois" with Jami Nakamura Lin
Author Talk and Reading: "The Girls of Godzilla, Illinois" with Jami Nakamura Lin
How do we live with the things that haunt us? Join us online for a virtual talk with Jami Nakamura Lin and a reading from her current book project, which sets folklore—from both Edo period Japan and early modern Europe—against a suburban Chicago community.
Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 6:30pm ET
Early Music Seminar: The Love Birds
Early Music Seminar: The Love Birds
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming "The Love Birds: Chaucer’s A Parlement of Foules."
Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 6pm ET
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