Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. Meet the water-colourist Frank Stone.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultAs work is continued on building Shakespeare's New Place, the historic conservation work to Nash’s House has finished!
Shakespeare's New Place New PlaceThis Basque language translation of Hamlet was donated to the library of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by Queen Elizabeth II on permanent loan.
Mareike Doleschal Books Donating Shakespeare prospero filesMaosheng Hu has been looking through the early Birthplace visitor books to find details of Chinese visitors. This blog explores William Cartwright from 1885.
Maosheng Hu Tales from the Reading RoomThis recent donation of a facsimile First Folio comes all the way from Meisei University in Tokyo, Japan.
Mareike Doleschal Books Donating Shakespeare prospero filesSeating for the New Place garden is being built by bench designer Armando Magnino to surround the main sculpture, His Mind’s Eye; a five metre tall bronze tree.
New PlaceIn order to make the items in our collections more accessible to the public, we're building a searchable online database! Check out the process we undertake in order to make this possible.
Jennifer Reid Behind the ScenesConduct books from past centuries always reveal fascinating mindsets of different societies. For Valentine's day, we're taking a look into William Whateley's "A Bride-Bush".
Jennifer Reid In the Vault loveUpdates on the construction work at New Place - a major milestone has been reached in the erection of the huge timber frame of the new extension to Nash’s House.
New PlaceIntroducing our new Head of Gardens at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Gardens Shakespeare's Family Homes