Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Folger_Shakespeare_Library,_Washington,_D.C.
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gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces listed
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:U.S._Capitol
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Folger_Theatre
Folger Consort
Folger Institute
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Paul_Philippe_Cret
gptkbp:architecturalStyle neoclassical
gptkbp:collectionIncludes gptkb:First_Folios
manuscripts
rare books
artworks
theater memorabilia
gptkbp:collectionSize world's largest collection of Shakespeare materials
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:director gptkb:Michael_Witmore
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Emily_Jordan_Folger
gptkb:Henry_Clay_Folger
gptkbp:hasGarden gptkb:Elizabethan_Garden
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom yes
gptkbp:hasTheatre gptkb:Folger_Theatre
gptkbp:hosts educational programs
exhibitions
lectures
performances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mission advance understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare and his time
gptkbp:notableCollection 82 copies of Shakespeare's First Folio
gptkbp:notableEvent Shakespeare's Birthday Open House
annual Shakespeare Birthday Lecture
gptkbp:opened 1932
gptkbp:operatedBy Folger Shakespeare Library Trust
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Capitol_South_Metro_Station
gptkbp:renovated 2020s major renovation and expansion
gptkbp:website https://www.folger.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emily_Jordan_Folger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7