Permanent Exhibit

Exhibits on Welty’s life are displayed from floor to ceiling inside the Education and Visitors Center museum at the Eudora Welty House & Garden.

One Writer's Beginnings

 

 

FREE
Visitor Center
Tuesday–Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Based on Eudora Welty's memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, this exhibit follows Welty's path to becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning author through her own words and artifacts from her life. Glimpse her literary awards and treasured belongings, like her favorite childhood storybook, her father's telescope, and the typewriter she took to Europe. For an interactive experience, guests are invited to type on some of the same kinds of typewriters Welty used.

Special Exhibit through 2022

Eudora Welty's watering can, handrake, gardening book, family photos, and her mother's garden journals are among the artifacts on display at the Eudora Welty House & Garden Visitor Center for A Parade of Bloom: Stories from the Welty Garden

A Parade of Bloom: Stories from the Welty Garden

 

 

FREE
Visitor Center
Tuesday–Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday 12:30 to 4 p.m.

You don’t need a green thumb to enjoy this special exhibit. "A Parade of Bloom: Stories from the Welty Garden" explores how gardening brought the Welty family together, strengthened Eudora Welty’s friendships, and inspired several of her stories. 

Traveling Exhibits

REQUEST A WELTY EXHIBIT

Showcase a Welty exhibit at your museum, college, or community space. For information on available exhibits, email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.