A few other programs scheduled include a lecture event with Dr. Shapiro, a renowned Columbia University professor of English and Comparative Literature who specializes in Shakespeare and the Early Modern period, March 30, 2016, at the MSC. During the exhibition, Texas A&M will host numerous programs around the First Folio exhibition for the general public to attend, including a lecture featuring Dr. Accompanying the rare book will be a multi-panel exhibition exploring the significance of Shakespeare, then and now, with additional digital content and interactive activities. Wayne Stark Galleries located in the Memorial Student Center, with its pages opened to the most quoted line from Shakespeare and one of the most quoted lines in the world, “to be or not to be” from Hamlet. “We look forward to offering a full program of lectures, exhibitions, and performances to coincide with the First Folio’s visit.” When the First Folio arrives in College Station, it will be on display at the J. “We are honored and overjoyed to have been selected as the host institution in Texas,” said Kevin O’Sullivan, Outreach and Public Services Curator at Cushing Memorial Library & Archives. Texas A&M’s application to host the exhibition was a collaborative effort between the Texas A&M University Libraries, the Department of English, the World Shakespeare Bibliography, and the J. The Folger Shakespeare Library, in partnership with the Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association, is touring a First Folio of Shakespeare in 2016 to all 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. Texas A&M to Host Shakespeare’s First Folio Exhibition in Spring 2016īy Marketing and Communications | 08-06-2015ĬOLLEGE STATION, Texas - The national traveling exhibition, First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, will visit Texas A&M University Mathrough April 3, 2016.
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