Tours

Building and Exhibition Tours

• Monday through Friday at 11am and 3pm
  
• Saturday at 11am and 1pm
  
• Sunday at 1pm (except when the Folger is closed for exhibition installation)

Reading Rooms

• Saturday at Noon
  
• Limited to 15 visitors.
  
  To guarantee a tour spot, please reserve online,
  
  Questions? E-mail tours@folger.edu

Elizabethan Garden

• First and third Saturday of the month, from April through October
  at 10 and 11am

Led by our knowledgable Docents, Folger tours are free; no advance reservations needed for building or garden tours.

Group Tours

• Schools  
  
• Adult groups

Tours for groups must be arranged in advance.

Private group tours for groups of 15 or more may also be scheduled for a base fee of $100. Group size is limited to 60 people or less. An additional fee is charged for groups of more than 25 people.

Learn more and arrange

educate@folger.edu or (202) 675–0395.

Exhibition Mobile Tours

Explore our current tour through and audio interviews with curators and experts, digitally thumb through image galleries, and particpate in interactive polls.

Download here

Cell phone audio tours

Go behind the scenes to learn more about the Folger's national landmark buidling, our Elizabeth Garden, and our exhibitions with cell phone audio tours. The tours are free; the only cost is your cell phone minutes.

Audio Tours