Date / Time
- January 19, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Don your crown and explore our collection relating to notable and notorious royals such as Marie Antoinette, Elizabeth I of England, Queen Victoria, Louis XIV, and many more.
Upcoming Events
Hands-on Tour | Picturing Cervantes
Date / Time
- January 21, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Picturing Cervantes” explores the ways Don Quixote has been imagined and illustrated through the centuries, featuring remarkable drawings and prints by notable artists such as Gustave Doré and Honoré Daumier.
Hands-on Tour | The Modern Emily Dickinson: the Anti-Belle of Amherst
Date / Time
- January 24, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The century-long public image of Emily Dickinson was confined to that for a vulnerable recluse. In truth, Dickinson was far more audacious and lively, with adventurous ideas that continue to resonate today.
Hands-on Tour: Dracula
Date / Time
- January 26, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Get up close and personal with Bram Stoker’s handwritten notes (character and chapter outlines, chronologies, and more!) for Dracula as Rosenbach staff explore what it takes to create an enduring monster.
Hands-On Tour | Shaping Shakespeare
Date / Time
- January 30, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
When is Shakespeare not Shakespeare? And what is a folio, anyway? After seeing some of Shakespeare’s earliest printings and books that inspired his plots, we’ll explore how his work has fared at the hands of actors, editors, and forgers.
Hands-on Tour | Herman Melville, American Voyager
Date / Time
- January 31, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
With a warm heart for human nature and a cold eye for the human condition, Herman Melville was ahead of his time. Join us for an exploration of Melville’s significance to the 21st century, with a focus on themes like social justice, globalization, and more.
Behind the Bookcase | James Joyce & Irish Authors
Date / Time
- February 6, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Along with James Joyce’s handwritten manuscript of his modernist masterpiece Ulysses, we’ll also read and handle works by Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, and more! These Irish authors have connections and influences extending from Thomas Jefferson and Moby-Dick to the present day.
Behind the Bookcase | Charles Dickens, The Inimitable Boz
Date / Time
- February 7, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Beginning with his early works published under pseudonym “Boz” (he later impishly signed his letters “The Inimitable Boz”), Charles Dickens was a literary phenomenon in the 19th century, and his ubiquity continues with legions of readers all over the world.
Behind the Bookcase | The Modern Emily Dickinson: the Anti-Belle of Amherst
Date / Time
- February 9, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The century-long public image of Emily Dickinson was confined to that for a vulnerable recluse. In truth, Dickinson was far more audacious and lively, with adventurous ideas that continue to resonate today.
Behind the Bookcase | Love Letters
Date / Time
- February 12, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for this rare peek into some of the most personal and emotional writing in our collections. From the aching yearnings of poet John Keats to the dying wishes of a Civil War solider, the Rosenbach is home to a variety of love letters. Spend an hour getting up-close and personal with a variety of treasures, including correspondence from Marlene Dietrich to Mercedes De Acosta and handwritten pages from James Joyce’s Ulysses.