Contact
Street Address
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, Texas 77265-6826
Phone 713.639.7325
Fax 713.639.7795
E-mail hirsch@mfah.org
Reading Room Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed.
Monday: Closed to visitors. Service by phone or e-mail is available.
The library is also closed the Thursday evening and Saturday of holiday weekends.
Staff
Library staff members offer a range of expertise. Please contact the appropriate name below, or hirsch@mfah.org with general inquiries.
Library Administration
Jon Evans, Director, Hirsch Library
713.639.7393 | jevans@mfah.org
Margaret Culbertson, Director, Powell Library
713.639.7326 | mculbertson@mfah.org
Reference Services
Lynn Wexler, Reference Librarian
713.353.1510 | lwexler@mfah.org
Sarah Long, Library Assistant, Acquisitions
713.639.7327 | slong@mfah.org
Sunyoung Park, Library Assistant
713.639.7325 | spark@mfah.org
Helen Lueders, Powell Library Assistant
713.353.1542 | hlueders@mfah.org
Cataloging & Technical Services
Cheryl Payne, Technical Services Librarian
713.639.7394 | cpayne@mfah.org
Edward Lukasek, Catalog Librarian
713.639.7322 | elukasek@mfah.org
Joel Pelanne, Catalog Librarian
713.353.1511 | jpelanne@mfah.org
Diane Sandberg, Library Assistant
713.639.7392 | dsandberg@mfah.org
Alice Jenkins, Library Associate
713.639.7855 | ajenkins@mfah.org
Sam Vacanti, Library Assistant, Serials and Reference
713.639.7291 | svacanti@mfah.org
Marie Wise, Project Manager, William J. Hill Texas Artisans and Artists Archive, Bayou Bend
713.353.1545 | mwise@mfah.org