Folger Shakespeare Library

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Shakespeare library cultural center independent research institution research library

The Folger Shakespeare Library is a renowned research institution and cultural center in Washington, D.C., housing the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare materials and rare Renaissance books and manuscripts.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Folger Digital Texts 0 1
Folger Shakespeare Library building 0 1
Folger Shakespeare Library, Inc. 0 1
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. 0 1
Folger Theatre 0 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespeare library →
cultural center →
independent research institution →
research library →
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
focusesOn English Renaissance literature →
William Shakespeare →
early modern British history →
foundedBy Emily Jordan Folger →
Henry Clay Folger →
hasArchitect Paul Philippe Cret →
hasCollectionItem First Folio of Shakespeare →
Shakespeare-related films →
Shakespeare-related photographs →
Shakespeare-related recordings →
artworks related to Shakespeare →
continental Renaissance books →
early modern English books →
early quartos of Shakespeare’s plays →
literary manuscripts →
playbills →
promptbooks →
theatrical ephemera →
hasCollectionItemCount over 80 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio →
hasCollectionSize world’s largest collection of Shakespeare materials →
hasCollectionType Renaissance books →
Renaissance manuscripts →
Shakespeare materials →
manuscripts →
rare books →
hasCoordinates 38.889°N 77.004°W →
hasDigitalResource Folger Shakespeare Library self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Folger Digital Texts

digital image collections →
online catalog →
hasFacility conservation lab →
digital imaging lab →
education center →
exhibition hall →
reading room →
theater →
hasMotto The world’s largest Shakespeare collection →
hasProgram Folger Theatre productions →
concerts →
education programs for students and teachers →
lectures →
poetry readings →
public exhibitions →
scholarly conferences →
hasTheatre Folger Shakespeare Library self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Folger Theatre
hasWebsite https://www.folger.edu/ →
inception 1932 →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
locatedIn Capitol Hill →
Washington, D.C. →
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear United States Capitol →
locatedOn East Capitol Street NE →
surface form: East Capitol Street
opened 1932 →
operatedBy Folger Shakespeare Library self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Folger Shakespeare Library, Inc.
ownedBy Amherst College →
subjectOf Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Capitol Hill → contains → Folger Shakespeare Library →
Paul Philippe Cret → designed → Folger Shakespeare Library →
this entity surface form: Folger Shakespeare Library building
Folger Shakespeare Library → hasDigitalResource → Folger Shakespeare Library self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Folger Digital Texts
Folger Shakespeare Library → hasTheatre → Folger Shakespeare Library self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Folger Theatre
Paul Philippe Cret → notableWork → Folger Shakespeare Library →
this entity surface form: Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
Folger Shakespeare Library → operatedBy → Folger Shakespeare Library self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Folger Shakespeare Library, Inc.