The Rosenbach's annual Bloomsday, an ever-popular day-long celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, is coming! June 16 marks the anniversary of our favorite fictional day, Bloomsday, the day on which Leopold Bloom walked the streets of Dublin in James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses. Join hundreds of Rosenbach friends and neighbors and gather under the giant shade trees of Delancey Place to hear dozens of notable Philadelphians and Joyce enthusiasts bring the novel to life. Bloomsday 2008 events included:

Money Matters

June 9-28, 2009
Regular Museum Hours

Money Matters tracks the role that money-borrowed, earned, saved, and spent-plays in Ulysses and will feature selections from James Joyce's manuscript as well as background information about the economic circumstances of Dublin in 1904. Curated by University of Pennsylvania scholar Dr. Laura Heffernan.

Bloomsday 101

Monday, June 15, 2009
6pm - 8pm

Never read Ulysses?  Need a refresher?  Come to our one-hour, whirlwind crash course through Leopold Bloom’s day.  This informal class, designed for novices and experts alike, takes place at Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom St.) and will be led by Joyce Scholar Dr. Laura Heffernan.

This event is free and open to the public, ages 21+.

Bloomsday

Tuesday, June 16
12pm - 7pm, FREE!

June 16 marks the Rosenbach's 16th anniversary of our favorite fictional day, Bloomsday, the day on which Leopold Bloom walked the streets of Dublin in James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses. Join hundreds of Rosenbach friends and neighbors and gather under the giant shade trees of Delancey Place to hear dozens of notable Philadelphians and Joyce enthusiasts bring the novel to life.

Along with the main event – the June 16th public reading of Ulysses in the sun and shade of Delancey Place – the Rosenbach will be featuring an exhibition of selections from the Ulysses manuscript, “Money Matters,” as well as other special programming.

Please note, the museum will not open to the public until 12pm on Tuesday, June 16. Tours of the historic house will not be available due to the event, please plan around this.

Questions about being a reader or scheduling an event at the 2009 Bloomsday celebration should be directed to the Bloomsday coordinator.