‘Shakespeare in a Suitcase’ was a collaboration with nine Universities in 2012 including: Central School of Speech and Drama, London College of Fashion, Wimbledon College of Art and Design, Edinburgh College of Art, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Royal Welsh of Music and Drama, The Arts University College Bournemouth, Buckinghamshire New University and Nottingham Trent University. Students created a series of ‘pop-up’ performances in the Museum in response to the work of Shakespeare across the weekend of 20-22 April 2012 to coincide with the writer's birthday.