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, including one Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCThe 'Shakespeare-by-Design' Project has created important links between the RSC's costume collection and the SBT's production archives.
Paula Wilkinson Shakespeare by DesignFor this year's Christmas, Nic Fulcher endeavours to make mince pies as Lady Elinor Fettiplace would have done in the 16th century!
Nic Fulcher Christmas In the VaultThis blog about Edward Topsell's The History of Foure-Footed Beasts is from Victoria Jackson, Doctoral Candidate in the History Department, University of Birmingham.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsA tribute to Nelson Mandela and the role of Shakespeare in transcending social divides. 'The valiant never taste of death but once.' (Julius Caesar)
Sheila McVey In the VaultAlthough we don't know what they were actually used for, these mysterious horns were found during an archaeological dig of the Hall's Croft garden.
Jamie Weisz Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsOver 50 years after their first appearance, Isamu Noguchi’s extraordinary designs for ‘King Lear’ still have the power to surprise and astonish.
Paula Wilkinson Shakespeare by Design King LearThe seemingly humble mash bucket and malt draining brick were important pieces of equipment used in the process of home brewing.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsIn honour of Thanksgiving, we're highlighting an early Stratford-upon-Avon connection with America: specifically, the very first visitor recorded in July of the oldest surviving visitors’ book in our collection was TH Perkins of Boston, Massachusetts.
Paul Taylor Thanksgiving In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCThanks to local photographer Tom Holte, we can experience the stage design and costumes suggestive of combat and war throughout the centuries.
Helen Hargest Picture of the Month