3 Jul 2023

Shakespeare's First Folio lives in Aotearoa

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 3 July 2023

If you're in Auckland, you may have walked past one of the worlds most valuable and important books without realising.

A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio lives in Aotearoa in a glass case in the public Auckland Central Library.

It's 400 years old and worth around 16 million dollars.

Jane Wild is the principal curator of rare books at Auckland Central Library, she speaks to Jesse.

Gregory Doran visits Auckland Library's First Folio

Photo: supplied / Auckland Central Library