For Immediate Release: November 20, 2007
Media Contacts: Johanna Weber

Reinventing the Globe: Media Advisory

What

The National Building Museum invites you to the press-only preview of the exhibition Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theatre for the 21st Century, located in second-floor galleries.

As part of the Shakespeare in Washington festival, the National Building Museum presents Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century. Using interpretive models, renderings, and photographs of the Globe and other Shakespearean theaters over the past 400 years, the exhibition traces the longstanding fascination with the Bard’s famous stage. The exhibition culminates with a series of hypothetical 21st-century Shakespearean theaters designed by five commissioned architects and set designers. The proposed projects—represented by models and digital sketches—offer innovative strategies for bringing the playwright’s work to modern audiences. Reinventing the Globe will be on view January 13 through August 27, 2007.

Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century is made possible by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Mrs. Emily Malino Scheuer; Jacqueline and Marc Leland; and the Wolfensohn Family Foundation.

Who

Martin Moeller, Senior Vice President and Curator, National Building Museum
Reed Haslach, Assistant Curator, National Building Museum
Chase Rynd, Executive Director, National Building Museum

When

Wednesday, January 10, 2007 / 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Where

National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)

Contacts

Johanna Dunkel, jdunkel@nbm.org, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458 

The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and planning. Chartered by Congress in 1980 and open to the public since 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about the built environment through its exhibitions, education programs, and publications. The Museum is located at 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. Museum Shop. Café. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.www.nbm.org.