Visitor Information

The Texas Folklife Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10, 2007; The Institute will be closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during the week of the Festival . It reopens on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with hours of operation corresponding to Festival hours.

Adults, 13-64, $7; Children, 3-12, $4; 2 and under, free. Seniors, 65 and older, and military with I.D., $4. Sightseeing/tour groups, $4 per person. Special rates for school groups when scheduled in advance and for tour groups. [Call (210) 458-2291 to schedule a tour.]

801 S. Bowie Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205

Exhibit Floor

The Exhibit Floor features permanent exhibits on many ethnic and cultural groups and rotating exhibits that feature culture, history, science, and technology.

Digital Storytelling Tour

The Digital Storytelling Tour offers stories about Texas from our Exhibit Floor.

Back 40

Behind the Institute building, in the Back 40 living history area, visitors can experience the life of early Texans in several buildings that recreate life in historical settings. Programs and tours are offered to adult and school groups on weekdays and Saturdays.

Library

The Institute Library collects books, periodicals, oral histories, and other materials focusing on ethnic heritage and cultural expression in Texas. The library's photographic archives, containing approximately 3,000,000 images, reflect Texas' history and diverse cultures; prints of most images are available for purchase. Photo Heritage Days, which the library holds in towns throughout Texas, are an effort to document and preserve historical photos. Photos collected at Photo Heritage Days are added to the archives. Admission to the library is free and open to the public, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.--5 p.m. Appointments are encouraged.