Exciting new acquisitions for our Collections
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We were very pleased recently to acquire two new works of art for our Collections
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From Our Hong Kong Correspondent
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A trip across the world with our Collections Manager
Paul Taylor Hong Kong CollectionsShakespeare in Glass
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For Shakespeare's 450th birthday, we're going back 50 years to see what was done for his 400th birthday celebrations. During the early 1960s, artist John Hutton engraved memorable Shakespearian characters into glass.
Helen Cook Shakespeare: 450 Years YoungA 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
Helen Hargest Discover ShakespeareNuremberg Jettons at the SBT
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Inside our numismatics collection is a set of tokens known as 'Nuremberg jettons', which were an important part of commerce in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Jennifer Reid In the VaultStratford in 1714
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1714 saw changes in the monarchy, tensions between dramatists and Puritans, and more images of Shakespeare in performance.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and BeyondA Hundred Merry Tales: visiting groups enjoy a very rare book!
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Shakespeare's "A Hundred Merry Tales" is one of the earliest versions of rowdy and indecent jestbooks, which were collections of humorous stories that would've been more popular than one might think - appealing even to, perhaps, a certain royal monarch...
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading RoomHere’s to Shakespeare
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For William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. Here Helen Cook delves into alcoholic references in Shakespeare's plays.
Helen Cook Shakespeare: 450 Years YoungA New Addition to the Library
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Take a look at one of our rare editions
Collections Julius CaesarDigging up the Collections.....The Romans of Stratford
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Within our collection of local archaeology, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has Roman items found at the Tiddington dig, as well as a seemingly contradictory brooch.
Nicola Tinsley Stratford Before Shakespeare