Shakespeare Room is one of Sydney’s hidden gems
The State Library of New South Wales, which is the oldest library in Australia, has opened the Shakespeare Room to the public for the first time in its history, seven days a week. The room was built in the 1940s in Tudor style to commemorate the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death.
According to a post on social media by the NSW State Library, the room houses thousands of books related to Shakespeare and also features stained-glass windows that depict the seven ages of man from his play “As You Like It.”
John Vallance, the NSW State Librarian, has described the Shakespeare Room as one of Sydney’s hidden gems, in a statement announcing that the room is now open to the public for the first time, seven days a week. The room was closed for three years due to Covid. As part of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the library will be hosting a special exhibition from July 8 to February 25, 2024.
The display is expected to showcase the library’s significance, including a copy of each of the Second, Third, and Fourth Folios, as well as the only copy of the First Folio in Australia, all of which were published in the 17th century after the English playwright’s death.
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