Shakespeare: staging the world – Curator’s talk with speech-to-text transcription

This summer the British Museum is presenting a major exhibition on the world and works of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare: staging the world, which runs from 19 July to 25 November, will provide a new and unique insight into the emerging role of London as a world city 400 years ago, interpreted through the innovative perspective of Shakespeare’s plays. The exhibition will feature over 190 objects, more than half of which are lent from private and national UK collections, as well as key loans from abroad.

On Friday 2 November, Dora Thornton, Exhibition Curator will give 45-minute illustrated introduction to the exhibition, discussing the context, themes and highlights of the exhibition.

The talk is FREE and early booking is strongly advised. Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission. There will be a charge for viewing the exhibition.
 

Booking details

Tel: 020 7323 8181  Email: tickets@britishmuseum.org
Date: Friday 2 November, 1.15pm
Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG

More information on the Staging the World.
 

Image adapted from an engraved portrait of William Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout from the Third Folio of 1663–1664, originally engraved for the First Folio of 1623.