Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Read the Depression, New Deal, war, and the Roosevelts' public lives through preserved records and objects.
Artwork inspired by Ben Shahn
Franklin Roosevelt conceived the first presidential library as a public home for his papers. Its museum places the Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, and Eleanor Roosevelt's work beside letters, photographs, broadcasts, and personal objects. Start with the documentary record and ask how policy affected ordinary lives, then consider what the exhibits reveal—and leave unresolved—about power in crisis.
This museum is not the same admission as the adjacent NPS-operated Roosevelt home. The library opens daily, generally 9 a.m.–6 p.m. April–October and until 5 p.m. November–March, except three major holidays. Adult museum admission is $15; the home tour costs another $15. Decide which experiences you want before budgeting your Hyde Park visit.
- Institution
- First presidential library
- Museum adult ticket
- $15
- Nearby home
- Separate tour
Quick guide
- Pick your ticket
- The presidential library museum and the NPS-operated Roosevelt home require separate admissions.
- Follow the documents
- Use original records to connect policies with the people who experienced them.
Know before you go
- Read the origins
- Notice Roosevelt's goal of making presidential records accessible.
- Explore the New Deal
- Compare the government's aims with the lived effects of its programs.
- Enter wartime decisions
- Use documents and broadcasts to examine leadership during World War II.
- Give Eleanor space
- Follow her independent advocacy and public influence.
Good to know
Google may describe the library and FDR's home together, but they are separate visitor experiences and separate tickets. Winter weather can also alter the museum's opening time; check the official page on the day.
Notice these
- Roosevelt archives
- New Deal history
- Eleanor Roosevelt