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.

Holiday Closures:

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

November 27th and 28th - Thanksgiving

December 24th - January 4th 2009 (inclusive) - Christmas

January 19th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

March 6th - Spring Break

April 10th - Good Friday

May 1st - Kentucky Derby

May 25th - Memorial Day

July 3rd - Independence Day

September 7th - Labor Day

In addition the Thomas Merton Center will be closed from Wednesday 10th June - Monday 15th June (inclusive) for the Eleventh General Meeting of the Thomas Merton Society which is being held at Nazareth College, Rochester, NY.

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) 452 8100.

Local Hotel Information:

Best Western (Airport East) - 502-456-4411
Brown Hotel (Downtown) - 1-800-555-8000
Holiday Inn (Airport East) - 502-452-6361
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.)

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)-452-8177
FAX:(502)-452-8452
pmpearson@bellarmine.edu

Mark C. Meade
Assistant Archivist
The Thomas Merton Center
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
(502)-452-8187
FAX:(502)-452-8452
mmeade@bellarmine.edu

Views of the Center:

Merton Center Reading Room

Exhibitions and Displays

Updated 11/30/2006