Plan Your Visit : The Wittliff Collections

Hours

We will be closed November 22-25 for Thanksgiving

Exhibition Hours

M – F 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sat 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Research Hours

M – F 8:30 a.m. – noon
and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The reading room is available by appointment. Schedule your research appointment.

Notes

Hours Change during holidays, university breaks and interim sessions. Please view our calendar for all hours.
In inclement weather, The Wittliff follows the university’s late start times and/or closures. Check the main page for alerts.
On occasion, The Wittliff closes early for private events.
Please call ahead — 512.245.2313 — to confirm the most up-to-date opening hours.

Parking and Directions

Location

The Wittliff is located on the seventh floor of the Albert B. Alkek Library on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

Special Assistance

For assistance, or for mobility impaired/accessible parking, please call The Wittliff at 512.245.2313.

Parking

There are several parking options depending on when you’re visiting:

Weekday parking, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Limited free parking is available in the Alkek Garage located at the end of Talbot street (see map). The parking attendant will guide you to a spot.

Weekend parking
The Alkek Garage is free and open to the public on weekends. If the garage is full, additional parking is available in Woods Garage (see map).

After you park, follow the signs and walk up the ramp to the Albert B. Alkek Library. Go into the library and take the elevator to the seventh floor.

Turn-By-Turn Driving Directions

Take I-35 to exit 205 (Bastrop/Luling) and proceed to the light at Hopkins (Hwy 80).
Turn West on Hopkins St. toward downtown San Marcos.
Go on Hopkins St. for about 1.5 miles, going past the historic Hays County courthouse downtown.
Turn right (North) at the light at Comanche St. (small HEB on corner).
Continue on Comanche through stop signs at Hutchison and Lindsey St.
Turn right onto Woods St.
Take the first left onto Talbot St. and proceed one block to the stop sign.
At the stop sign, turn right and proceed approximately 100 ft.
Take a left to enter Alkek Garage. Stay to the right of the guard booth to enter.
Tell the guard at the booth that you're here to visit The Wittliff. The guard will direct you to one of our reserved spots.

After you park, follow the signs and walk up the long ramp to Alkek Library. The library entrance will be on the left. Take the elevator to the seventh floor.

Additional Information

University Parking Services

If you have questions, University Parking Services are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 512.245.2887.

Campus Map

View the campus map for a detailed view of streets, garages, and buildings.

Group Visits

We offer guided tours for groups of 10 or more people. These tours open up the stories within the collections and can be customized for any kind of group, from families and community groups to elementary school students or college classes. If you’re a professor — at Texas State or another university — we are happy to focus a tour on your topic. Just let us know what you would like to see.

School groups, please read our K-12 information before requesting a tour.

Request a Tour

Visitor Guidelines (K-12)

Welcome! We’re excited for your group to experience The Wittliff. Nurturing the next generation of museum-goers is important to us — thank you for the opportunity.

Please go over our behavior guidelines with your group before you arrive at The Wittliff. These guidelines will help your group know what to expect here while keeping people and archives comfortable.

Behavior Guidelines

Plan to have one adult chaperone for every 15 students in your group; you may prefer more supervision for younger groups. Note that special arrangements are necessary for groups of more than 40 — call us in advance at 512.245.2313.

Keep in mind that as part of a college-level educational institution, we do not censor the work in our exhibitions — some materials may be challenging to younger visitors. If you have any concern about the appropriateness of our exhibitions for your group, please call ahead to speak to one of our curators: 512.245.2313.