The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare Festival is considered one of the best in the nation. So it’s no surprise that the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., chose the Festival’s home, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, as a stop for the first-ever national touring exhibition of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
This first complete collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays was on display at the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Art Museum in August. Multiple departments collaborated in an extensive application process, with great success: Out of hundreds of applicants, the Folger Library chose only 52, including ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.
The First Folio anchored a larger exhibition, First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, exploring Shakespeare’s impact then and now. The exhibit also included 16th-century books and maps, work from contemporary artists and, of course, props and posters from the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare Festival.
