Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
An exclusive engagement with Shakespeare exhibition curator Dr. Gregory Mackie and a private viewing of the newly acquired First Folio.
Breakfast, rare books, and the Bard — on Saturday, April 2, join Dr. Gregory Mackie, associate professor in the UBC Department of English Language and Literatures and Norman Colbeck curator at UBC Library Rare Book and Special Collections, for an intimate talk and Q&A about the Library’s recent acquisition of a first edition of William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies—an extremely rare book published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death, and credited with preserving almost half of his plays.
Following your engagement with Dr. Mackie, you’ll have the chance to view the Vancouver Art Gallery’s exhibit For All Time: The Shakespeare FIRST FOLIO with a small group – before it opens to the public for the day. The exhibit showcases the First Folio alongside three subsequent seventeenth-century Folio editions of Shakespeare’s plays, marking the first time all four Folios have been displayed in Vancouver.
Breakfast with the Bard
Saturday, April 2, 8:40-11:00 PST
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7
Limited tickets are available for $25 for this exclusive engagement and include:
- Talk and Q&A with Dr. Mackie
- For All Time: The Shakespeare FIRST FOLIO private viewing
- Reception with refreshments and pastries
- Entry to the Vancouver Art Gallery’s full line-up of exhibits
Talks with Dr. Mackie and First Folio viewings are available at one of the following times:
- 8:40-9:20am PST
- 9:00-9:40am PST
- 9:20-10:00am PST
Following your time in the exhibit you are invited to stay and enjoy refreshments and pastries with the other guests and Dr. Mackie until 11:00am.
Proof of vaccination is required. We recommend reviewing the Gallery’s safety policies before attending.
In partnership with UBC Faculty of Arts, UBC Library, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
