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OUTing the Past Festival
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We were delighted to join OUTing the Past Festival as a hub for the first time in 2020
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A Watercolour of Trevor Nunn directing a rehearsal in the Swan Theatre
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Take a look at one of our paintings from the catalogue room
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Scrapbooking Shakespeare
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Gary F Fisher explores the extraordinary illustrated volumes of Shakespeare's works created by George Williams
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Shakespeare in German
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On the German Day of Unity, Mareike Doleschal examines the custodial history of a set of German Shakespeare translations held in the Trust's library.
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Fun Palaces 2018
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Read about this year's Fun Palaces event at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, where we celebrated with free arts and science activities for all ages!
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Planned Archive Storage Move Heralds Greater Opportunities for Access to World-Leading Shakespeare Collection
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) have today announced a new project to improve access and care of the nationally significant Designated Museum and library collections.
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The Shakespearian forgeries of William Henry Ireland
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We've been exploring stories of inspiration for our latest exhibition, including the curious tale of the Ireland Shakespeare Forgeries
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Shakespeare Scrapbooks as a means to experience other worlds
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Find out what George Williams' illustrated Antony & Cleopatra can tell us about mid-nineteenth century attitudes to the near east and the ancient Mediterranean, in the second part in our series exploring Williams' editions of Shakespeare's works
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Shakespeare Week 2024
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Join us for free events and activities as we celebrate 10 years of Shakespeare Week from 18 to 24 March 2024.
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Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis
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Take a look at a rare piece in our early printed books collection: a single page from Shakespeare's first published work, "Venus and Adonis".
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Guidance for Donors
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Guidance and FAQs for potential donors to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust collections
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Schools Nationwide Invited to Take Part in a Celebration of Learning as Shakespeare Week Returns for its 10th Anniversary
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Shakespeare Week, the annual, national celebration of Shakespeare for primary school children, is returning for its 10th anniversary from 18-24 March 2024
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Project to Move our Designated Museum and Library Archive
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Project to move our designated museum and library archive
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EU-funded schools project “Culture Shake” has started!
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We've teamed up with schools & universities for an international project using Shakespeare’s plays to bring multilingual teaching into the classroom.
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The Shakespeare Centre
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Nearly 100 years after the acquisition of William Shakespeare's Birthplace, the Birthplace Trust decided to build a Shakespeare Centre to house their growing collections.
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The Restoration of Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Exploring the different faces of Shakespeare's Birthplace and how it was restored
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Wheler’s Folio
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We hold incredibly special, valuable, and rare items in our Collections. One of these things is the Wheler Folio, acquired in 1862, is one of only three editions of Shakespeare's First Folio that we care for and look after.
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Dorothea Abbott: Librarian in the Land Army
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A visit to the Imperial War Museum to study the Women's Land Army reveals the story of a woman named Dorothea Abbott - a "Librarian in the Land Army", as her book is entitled.
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Recording History with the Camera: Sir John Benjamin Stone
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Sir John Benjamin Stone was many things - mayor, activist, etc - but he was also a proficient photographer. In our archives we've found a collection of 80 photographs taken by Sir Stone, including captured moments of Stratford-upon-Avon in the 19th century.
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What Manner of Man was Shakespeare?
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The first in a four-part lecture series from Professor Sir Stanley Wells; 'What Was Shakespeare Really Like'