During our phased reopening beginning on Thursday, October 9, 2025, Unboxing the Archive, and our Reading Room will be open to the public from 12 PM - 5 PM Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
About Austin History Center
2025
Staff Development Day:
Friday, December 12
Christmas:
Wednesday & Thursday, December 24* & 25*
New Years Eve (all locations close at 5 PM):
Wednesday, December 31
2026
New Year’s Day:
Thursday, January 1*
* Dates are official City of Austin holidays.
The archives and Reading Room have moved to the John Henry Faulk building at 800 GuadaIupe. If you will be conducting research in the AHC Reading Room, please be aware of what you can expect. You can also get a head start on some research from home.
The Austin History Center is on the 1, 3, 801, and 803 bus lines. If you drive to the AHC, you'll need to pay to park in a metered spot on a nearby street. Metered parking is free before noon on Saturdays and all day on Sundays.
The Austin History Center Archive
An introduction to archives produced in-house by Austin History Center staff.
Saving Austin's History
An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2014
Austin History Center - Behind the Scenes from Alpheus Media on Vimeo.
An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2015
Video Collections
To learn more about our video collections visit our Collections page. You can allso subscribe to our YouTube channel to see clips of videos from some of our collections
