Building & Exhibitions
Monday–Saturday:
10am – 5pm
Sunday: noon – 5pm
Reading Room
Monday–Friday:
8:45am – 4:45pm
Saturday: 9am – noon
and 1pm – 4:30pm
Reading Room and Folger offices are closed on Federal holidays.
The Folger's building and exhibitions are open to the public every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas, Mondays through Saturdays from 10am through 5pm and Sundays from noon to 5pm; the building, including the exhibition, also opens one hour before ticketed performances and programs.
The Folger strives to keep the Great Hall and Reading Rooms open at their regularly scheduled and posted hours, but sometimes we need to close for exhibit installations, private events, and (for the Reading Rooms) federal holidays. We do our best to list our closings in advance so that visitors and readers can anticipate their plans.
Great Hall closings
Early closings (4pm unless otherwise noted)
- Thursday, October 11
- Monday, October 15
- Tuesday, October 16
- Friday, October 19 (3pm closing)
- Thursday, November 1
- Wednesday, December 5
Reading Room closings
All-day closings
- Monday, October 8
- Monday, November 12
- Thursday, November 22; Friday, November 23; Saturday, November 24
- Saturday, December 22; Monday, December 24; Tuesday, December 25
- Monday, December 31; Tuesday, January 1, 2019
- Monday, January 21, 2019
- Monday, February 18, 2019
- Monday, April 15, 2019
- Monday, May 27, 2019
Building & Exhibitions
Monday–Saturday:
10am – 5pm
Sunday: noon – 5pm
Reading Room
Monday–Friday:
8:45am – 4:45pm
Saturday: 9am – noon
and 1pm – 4:30pm
Reading Room and Folger offices are closed on Federal holidays.
