Shakespeare in 100 objects: Horn Cores
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Although we don't know what they were actually used for, these mysterious horns were found during an archaeological dig of the Hall's Croft garden.
Jamie Weisz Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsCopyright of the artist
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Gruyere Cheese & Space Fiction – ‘King Lear’, 1955
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Over 50 years after their first appearance, Isamu Noguchi’s extraordinary designs for ‘King Lear’ still have the power to surprise and astonish.
Paula Wilkinson Shakespeare by Design King LearShakespeare in 100 Objects: Mash Bucket and Malt Draining Brick
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The seemingly humble mash bucket and malt draining brick were important pieces of equipment used in the process of home brewing.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsAn American in Stratford-upon-Avon
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In honour of Thanksgiving, we're highlighting an early Stratford-upon-Avon connection with America: specifically, the very first visitor recorded in July of the oldest surviving visitors’ book in our collection was TH Perkins of Boston, Massachusetts.
Paul Taylor Thanksgiving In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOC"This teeming womb of royal kings" - The History Cycle at the RSC
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Thanks to local photographer Tom Holte, we can experience the stage design and costumes suggestive of combat and war throughout the centuries.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthJohn Harvard and Stratford-upon-Avon: 'Friendship between Two Nations'
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Today is the birthday of John Harvard, son of a Stratford-upon-Avon native and the founder of Harvard University.
Sheila McVey In the VaultSearching for Elizabeth in the Collection
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One remarkable thing we have in our Collections is the signature of Queen Elizabeth I herself.
Sheila McVey In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCVivien Leigh's Birthday Centenary
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In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of acclaimed actress Vivien Leigh's birth, we're taking a dive into the vast array of Vivien Leigh collections that we have here at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading RoomShakespeare in 100 Objects: Osias Dyck painting
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What does this Dutch oil painting, attributed to Osias Dyck, and currently hanging in Hall's Croft, have to tell us about medicine in Shakespeare's day?
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsJoe Cocks Studios
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Ian Dickinson is a professional photographer with some fascinating insights on Malcolm Davies, photographer at Joe Cocks Studio in the 1980s, and the techniques which lie behind our photographic collections.
Ian Dickinson Picture This!