Thomas Merton Center -Visit the Center

VISITING THE THOMAS MERTON CENTER

Opening Times:

The Thomas Merton Center is located on the second floor of the W. L. Lyons Brown Library at the center of the Bellarmine University campus. It is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Click here for a campus map and directions. In exceptional circumstances special arrangements are occasionally possible for groups who wish to visit the Center evenings and on Saturdays. Special arrangements should be requested from the Director of the Center.

Parking on Campus:

Limited parking for visitors is available in front of Horrigan Hall, the main administration building on campus. If there is no visitor parking available then just find a parking place and go either to the reception desk or the security office in Horrigan Hall to get a temporary parking permit.

Holiday Closures:

The Thomas Merton Center and Bellarmine University are closed on the following dates:

April 2nd - Good Friday

May 31st - Memorial Day

July 4th - Independence Day

September 6th - Labor Day

November 24th (from noon), 25th and 26th - Thanksgiving

December 23rd - January 4th 2011 - Christmas

January 17th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

March 11th - Spring Break

Accommodation for Visitors:

Limited student residential accommodation is sometimes available on the campus for out-of-town researchers. Further details of this can be obtained from Angela Rone in Special Events. Telephone: (502) 272 8100.

Local Hotel Information:

Best Western (Airport East) - 502-456-4411
Brown Hotel (Downtown) - 1-800-555-8000
Motel 6 (Airport East) - 502-473-0000
Red Roof Inn (Airport East) - 502-456-2993
Seelbach Hilton (Downtown) - 502-585-3200

(Special rates may be available for those attending events at Bellarmine University. Please ask when booking.)

Limited public transport is available, but there is a city bus that stops close to the Best Western on Newburg Road and stops close to Bellarmine University. For further information please visit: http://www.ridetarc.org/ and the timetable covering this route can be downloaded at: http://www.ridetarc.org/Manager/Routes/SchedulePDF/Rt_21pocket.pdf

Contact Information:

Questions about:
Thomas Merton or the Thomas Merton Center
Research Project Information
The Merton Archives
Joining the International Thomas Merton Society

Contact:
Dr Paul M Pearson
Director and Archivist
The Thomas Merton Center
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
(502)-272-8177
FAX:(502)-272-8452
pmpearson@bellarmine.edu

Mark C. Meade
Assistant Director
The Thomas Merton Center
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
(502)-272-8187
FAX:(502)-272-8452
mmeade@bellarmine.edu

Views of the Center:

Merton Center Reading Room

Exhibitions and Displays

Updated 03/17/2010