Saving the Birthplace: The Committees
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Committees were formed in Stratford and London to save Shakespeare's Birthplace, Sir Robert Peel was one member.
Victoria Joynes Birthplace SBT170Copyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Heritage Open Days 2017: Travels through Europe!
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Find out more about our Heritage Open Days event; a pop-up exhibition exploring the theme of "Travels through Europe"
Madeleine Cox Heritage Open DaysSelling Off Their Heritage
Shakespeare's family homes
Part four in a series about the rise and decline of the Hathaway family and their property. Here we learn about the story behind 'Shakespeare's Courting Chair.'
Daniel Hume Representing the Past Anne Hathaway's CottageBollock Dagger
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Our newest acquisition to the museum collection is a 'bollock dagger' made during the 1500s
Rosalyn Sklar museum collection daggerSir Daniel MacNee 1802 – 1882
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Sir Daniel MacNee visited the Birthplace twice in 1859, on 20 May and 7 June, signing the book on both occasions.
Norma Hampson Birthplace visitorsShakespeare in Swiss German
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust period interpreter Paul Avery discusses a Swiss edition of Shakespeare's works and the celebrations held in Switzerland.
Paul Avery Translating ShakespeareCultureShake Transnational Project Meeting at the Trust
Learning
Our partners from the CultureShake project gathered at the Shakespeare Centre to catch up on the elements of this three-year transnational schools project.
Lisa Peter CultureShakeThe Early Librarians at SBT
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The library started inside Shakespeare's Birthplace and has continued to grow and change
Victoria Joynes Library SBT170Travelling… Crete
Shakespeare's legacy
Lola shares her account of the 'Travelling... England' festival in Myrtia - hosted by the Kazantzakis Museum.
Lola Spetsioti Literary RelationshipsShakespeare in Armenian, part III
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Today is Vartavar Day celebrated in Armenia. Jasmine looks at Armenian translations held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and shares her discoveries with us.
Jasmine Seymour Translating Shakespeare Armenian