Toledo museum | Special exhibit

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of a publishing milestone, the Toledo Museum of Art is displaying its two first-edition copies of the King James Bible. Admission to the museum is free.

When: Exhibit through Dec. 31 in Gallery 15.

Nov. 6 lecture: "The King James Bible, the Toledo Rubens and Early Modern Culture in Martyrdom” will be the topic of Matthew H. Wikander, a professor of English at the University of Toledo, in a presentation at 2 p.m. in the Cloister. He will explain how great art and great literature emerged out of the chaos of religious warfare in the early 1600s. Wikander, who teaches Shakespeare and other courses, writes about early and modern drama.

Dec. 4 lecture: “God and Shakespeare Speak Early Modern English” will be presented by scholar Ralph Williams, professor of English, language and literature at the University of Michigan, at 2 p.m. He has studied 15 languages, including Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, and uses Italian, French and Latin. He specializes in Medieval and Renaissance literature, Shakespeare, literary theory, comparative literature and Biblical studies. The year 1611 saw the publication of two great English works aimed at national and personal reconciliation — the King James version of the Bible and Shakespeare’s play, “The Tempest.”

Hours: The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.

Contact information: Call 419-255-8000 or 800-644-6862 or visit www.toledomuseum.org.

Directions: The museum is at 2445 Monroe St. at Scottwood Avenue in Toledo, just west of the downtown business district and one block off I-75 with exit designations posted.