Here’s a rendering of the Folger Library following renovation.
Folger Library Delays Opening Until 2024
by Larry Janezich
Posted August 9, 2023
Today, Michael Witmore, Director, Folger Shakespeare Library, announced the Folger Library will extend the timeline for renovation and move the public opening – scheduled for November 17, 2023 – to a date in 2024. The exact timing and details of the reopening celebrations will be shared before the end of the year.
Witmore said that although construction continues every day and that much of the project has “come together beautifully…as with any project of this size and complexity, we have also encountered unforeseen hurdles.”
Construction is winding down in the areas surrounding the theater, and the Folger hopes to present the 2023-2024 Theatre season largely as planned. Updated information about the season will be shared on the Folger website when tickets go on sale at the end of September. See here: https://bit.ly/444sOLV
Information about community tours and preview days will also be available when the Folger announces its new reopening date before the end of the year.
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