Powell Library
• The Powell Library is open to the public Tuesday–Saturday. Appointments are strongly recommended, and face masks are encouraged. Information about public access procedures and policies is available here.
• Learn more about the Powell Library.
The Kitty King Powell Library and Study Center, located in the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center at Bayou Bend, comprises more than 9,000 volumes about American decorative arts, material culture, and art, with helpful staff to assist users in finding information. Special collections include rare furniture design books and the Hogg Family Collection of books.
The Powell Library is open free of charge to all individuals interested in art research.
Questions? Contact powell@mfah.org
The Powell Library is closed on Sunday, Monday, and the following holidays, as well as on the Saturday before Monday holidays and after Friday holidays. Call or email for more information.
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Good Friday and Easter
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Weekend: Thursday–Sunday
- Christmas Day
The Kitty King Powell Library receives generous funding from:
Mr. William J. Hill
The Powell Foundation
Ms. Nancy Powell Moore
Hours
- Sunday
- CLOSED
- Monday
- CLOSED
- Tuesday
- 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Wednesday
- 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Thursday
- 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Friday
- 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Saturday
- Noon–5 p.m.