Young Museum Professionals Network Event

Stratford-upon-Avon, 6 October 2014

Host: Emily Millward, Museum

Collections Assistant

emily.millward@shakespeare.org.uk

01789204016

http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/home.html

Booking: Becky Harvey, Flying

Collections Assistant

rebecca.harvey@staffordshire.gov.uk

01889 869139

marchesnetwork.org.uk

10.15am - Meet at the front of the Reception entrance of the Shakespeare

Centre on Henley Street, next to Shakespeare’s Birthplace

10.30am - Tour of the Shakespeare Centre’s exhibition ‘Famous Beyond

Words’.

11.00am - Round table discussion with Delia Garratt, Head of Collections and

Interpretation at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

11.45am - Tour of Shakespeare’s Birthplace

For four centuries Shakespeare’s work has fascinated people of all ages and backgrounds. The new

introductory exhibition at Shakespeare’s Birthplace explores the extraordinary story of William

Shakespeare, the boy from Stratford-upon-Avon who became a household name all over the world.

Discover what sparked his imagination and how he continues to shape our lives today.

Featuring an array of Shakespeare memorabilia, artwork and a copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, this

inspiring exhibition sets the scene for your visit to the place where the story began.

Famous Beyond Words has been funded by the DCMS/Wolfson Museum and Galleries Improvement

Fund.

1.00pm - Lunch in the Birthplace Cafe.

We will pre-order food as a group just before our discussion session at

11.00am (please see attached menu). The cost of lunch will not be provided

by the network on this occasion.

2.00pm - Tour of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s store rooms and their

‘hidden treasures’

3.30pm onwards - optional visit to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with

Catherine Simpson, RSC Museum Officer

This is where the Shakespeare story began.

Shakespeare's Birthplace has been welcoming visitors for over 250 years. This is the house where

William Shakespeare was born, grew up and played. He ate meals in the hall and he slept and dreamt in

these rooms. Shakespeare also spent the first five years of married life in this house with his new wife,

Anne Hathaway.

For millions of Shakespeare enthusiasts worldwide, this house is a shrine. Here you will discover the

world that shaped the man and find out what other famous writers thought when they visited here.

Follow in the footsteps of not only Shakespeare, but other well-known visitors such as Charles Dickens,

John Keats, Walter Scott and Thomas Hardy.

Shakespeare's Birthplace is a fascinating house that offers a tantalising glimpse into Shakespeare's early

world. It's a special place that everyone should see at least once in their lifetime.