{"id":100646,"date":"2015-03-02T07:56:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T12:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=100646"},"modified":"2015-03-11T10:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T14:01:47","slug":"benton-museum-to-display-shakespeares-first-folio-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2015\/03\/benton-museum-to-display-shakespeares-first-folio-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Benton Museum to Display Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’ in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title page from \u201cFirst Folio\u201d — the first collected edition of William Shakespeare\u2019s plays published in 1623. (Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UConn has been selected as a host site for a national traveling exhibition in 2016 for \u201cFirst Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cFirst Folio\u201d is the first collected edition of William Shakespeare\u2019s plays published in 1623 by two of his fellow actors, seven years after the Bard\u2019s death. The collection includes 18 plays that would otherwise have been lost, including \u201cMacbeth,\u201d Julius Caesar,\u201d \u201cTwelfth Night,\u201d \u201cThe Tempest,\u201d \u201cAntony and Cleopatra,\u201d \u201cThe Comedy of Errors\u201d and As You Like It.\u201d The exhibition will take place in the Gilman Gallery at the William Benton Museum of Art in Storrs.<\/p>\n

The tour is a partnership between The Folger Shakespeare Library, Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association and will be hosted by one institution in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare\u2019s passing. Specific dates for the tour host sites will be announced in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an institution with a strong history of championing the dramatic classics through our resident theater, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, we are very proud to have the opportunity to host this exhibition for our state,\u201d says Brid Grant, dean of UConn\u2019s School of Fine Arts. \u201cThis is an important document in the life of the arts and our students and wider community to experience here on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Vincent Cardinal, head of the Department of Dramatic Arts and artistic director of CRT: \u201cConnecting the living and breathing work we do in our studios and on our stages to this first collected publication of Shakespeare\u2019s plays will be an unforgettable opportunity for our students, faculty, staff and audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, UConn joined the Folger Consortium, a collaborative endeavor of the Folger Shakespeare Library and more than 40 universities in the U.S. and abroad, with each member institution contributing to projects that no one of them can accomplish alone.<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents from the \u201cFirst Folio\u201d — the first collected edition of William Shakespeare\u2019s plays published in 1623. (Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brendan Kane, associate director of UConn\u2019s Humanities Institute and an associate professor of history, who serves as the faculty representative to the Folger Consortium, says, \u201cUConn is an ideal host for the First Folio exhibition given its diverse and vibrant community of Renaissance and Reformation scholars. Hosting the tour strengthens scholarly links with the Folger and also demonstrates the University\u2019s ongoing commitment to public humanities and scholarly outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the month-long run of the exhibition, UConn will also present a variety of related academic and cultural programming in its venues such as the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, libraries and lecture halls. In addition, Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network will provide media coverage of the \u201cFirst Folio\u201d exhibition to increase awareness and access to the exhibit.<\/p>\n

Grant noted the work of Lindsay Cummings, assistant professor in the Department of Dramatic Arts, and Matthew J. Pugliese, managing director of CRT, who led the effort in collaborating with Nancy Stula, director of the Benton Museum, in preparing UConn\u2019s successful proposal to host the exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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