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What Jane Saw: 1796 Shakespeare Gallery

An online re-creation of the long-vanished and wildly popular first museum dedicated to William Shakespeare in 1789. This digital recreation of publisher John Boydell’s original museum explores the peak years of Bardolatry in Great Britain and the birth of modern museum culture in general. http://www.whatjanesaw.org/1796/rooms.php?location=NRNE

Project Details:

Principal Researcher
Janine Barchas, Professor
Department
Department of English
Intended Audience

High School Students, Junior High Students, Researchers, University Students

Project Keywords

#museums, Jane Austin, Museum Culture, Popular Literature, Shakespeare

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