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The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery

Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Unlimited by Folger Shakespeare Library

Feb 24, 202600:36:00Arts

When you visit a new city, one of your first stops might be a museum. It turns out that public art galleries are largely an 18th-century invention. In London in 1789, publisher John Boydell helped shape that new cultural...

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The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery is an episode from Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Unlimited by Folger Shakespeare Library. When you visit a new city, one of your first stops might be a museum. It turns out that public art galleries...

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Published Feb 24, 2026, 00:36:00 long, audio available.