General Information: Directions and Hours

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is one of thirteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

The library houses forty five million pages of historical documents which include the papers from the entire public career of Lyndon Baines Johnson and also from those of close associates. These papers and the vast administrative files from the presidency are used primarily by scholars.

The museum provides year-round public viewing of its permanent historical and cultural exhibits. Special activities and exhibits are sponsored privately by the Friends of the LBJ Library and its parent organization, the LBJ Foundation.

Hours and
Admission

LBJ Library and Museum
2313 Red River St.
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 721-0200

Museum Hours:
Open every day, except Christmas
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Reading Room Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Closed Saturday, Sunday, and on Federal Holidays.

Admission is free

One block west of I-35
(between MLK and 26th Street)

Free parking

Directions to the LBJ Library and Museum

- From either N or S IH-35, exit on MLK Blvd.

- Go W toward UT campus

- At first light (Red River) turn right (now
traveling N)

- Go through light (Clyde Littlefield), stay in left lane

- At bottom of hill, turn left into LBJ Visitors’ Parking lot (sign is small)

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Changing
Exhibitions

The museum presents traveling exhibitions related to American history in its changing exhibition gallery. Special exhibitions are produced in-house and shown in the same space. Documents and artifacts included in these shows are on loan from other institutions and private collections nationwide.

For Special
Visitors

The museum is handicap accessible with elevators in the central lobby with access to all exhibit floors and the lower floor restrooms. Transcripts for deaf and hard-of-hearing, Braille booklets, and wheelchairs are available at the lobby information desk. Closed caption video presentations provide text in English and Spanish.

Museum Store

This presidential specialty shop offers original campaign items along with a selection of books, gifts, and souvenirs.