Front of Eudora Welty’s 1925 Tudor Revival house, a National Historic Landmark in Jackson, Mississippi.
Stacks of books on an antique couch in front of the bookshelves in the Eudora Welty house living room.
Close up of pink tea rose blossom at the Eudora Welty House & Garden with arbor in the background.

Eudora Welty House & Garden

Closure Notice

The Eudora Welty House and Garden will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 25, and remain closed through Saturday, September 26, as we participate in the 2026 Mississippi Book Festival.  We will reopen for our regular operating hours on Tuesday, September 29.  We hope to see you at the 2026 Mississippi Book Festival!

See where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author lived, entertained, and wrote her stories.

House tours are given Tuesday–Friday at 9 & 11 a.m. and 1 & 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 1 & 3 p.m.

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

Step Inside One Writer’s World

Discover what inspired one of America’s most significant authors through guided tours of her home, interpretive museum exhibits, and a walk through her historic botanical garden.

Eudora Welty as a young woman seated behind a large open book, with one arm folded across the pages and one hand at her cheek.
WELTY
Front of the Tudor Revival house next door to the Welty House which serves as the Eudora Welty House & Garden Education and Visitors Center.
THE MUSEUM
Front of Eudora Welty’s Smith-Corona electric typewriter on the wooden desk in her bedroom at the Eudora Welty House & Garden.
THE HOUSE
Two pink and white camellia blossoms at the Eudora Welty House & Garden on a green camellia bush planted by Eudora Welty.
THE GARDEN

Mark Your Calendar

Monday, October 5

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Tuesday, October 6

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Monday, October 12

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Tuesday, October 13

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Thursday, October 15

Storytime on the Side Porch: Spooky Specimens

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 3 p.m. to learn about the “spooky specimens” of the bug kingdom and the important role insects play in keeping our ecosystem healthy with special guest reader Dr.…
Monday, October 19

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Tuesday, October 20

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Thursday, October 22

Live Jazz in the Welty Garden

Free performances by the MC Jazz Band and the Soul City Swingers. Grounds will open at 5:00 p.m., and music begins at 5:30.
Tuesday, October 27

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Monday, November 2

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Monday, November 9

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Monday, November 16

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Monday, November 23

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
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