George Gordon Byron is one of the greatest English Romantic poets. Born in London into the family of an impoverished nobleman, he inherited the title of baron and the estate of Newstead Abbey and was educated at Cambridge. His early collections and the satire “English Bards and Scotch Reviewers” brought him fame, but it was the poem “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” that made him world-renowned. It embodied the image of a disillusioned hero in irreconcilable conflict with society—later known as the “Byronic hero”. In 1812–1815 his famous oriental tales were published: “The Giaour”, “The Corsair”, “The Bride of Abydos”. He traveled widely. After visiting Spain, Albania, Greece, and Turkey, he lived in Switzerland, Venice, Ravenna, and Pisa, where he created “Don Juan”, the dramas “Manfred and Cain”, and other masterpieces. In 1823 the poet went to Greece to fight for its independence from the Ottoman Empire, and he died there of a fever on April 19, 1824. The Bakhrushin Theatre Museum's collection contains various materials related to productions of J.G. Byron's works, including playbills, programs, and reproductions of the poet's portraits.