Building Hours

Winter Break and Intercession Hours

December 19–20: Building closes at 6pm

December 21–January 5: BUILDING CLOSED

January 6–17: Weekdays 8am–8pm; Weekends closed (room reservations at discretion of full-time staff with limited access due to lack of Music Service Center staff)

Normal hours will resume on Saturday, January 18 (no room reservations available Jan 18–21 due to lack of Music Service Center staff, though auditions will take place on Jan 18)

Regular MRH Hours

Monday through Saturday 8am – 10pm

Sunday 10am – 10pm

External doors unlock at 6:30am Monday through Saturday and at 9:30am on Sundays; they lock at 11:30pm every night. If events require any changes to these hours, Russell Podgorsek should be contacted with as much notice as possible at r.podgorsek@austin.utexas.edu. 

Classroom and performance hall access ends at 10pm.

Faculty and staff are able to gain entry to the building using their UT IDs at any door with a swipe apparatus.

Students are allowed to work and practice in the building until 2am, but must be inside the building before the doors lock at 11:30pm. A security guard patrols College of Fine Arts (COFA) complex buildings from 10pm to 2am every evening. Students should have their UT IDs with them at all times. 

For more information about safety measures within COFA, including evening transportation options, visit their webpage: 
https://finearts.utexas.edu/feature/news/updates-safety-procedures-college-fine-arts

Jessen Auditorium Hours (Homer Rainey Hall)

Homer Rainey Hall is unlocked during weekday business hours. On nights and weekends, we can control the external door directly facing the Harry Ransom Center, based on scheduled events and reservations – other external doors around the building may be locked. Weekend reservations for Jessen Auditorium must be requested no later than Friday morning, so that we can set the door to be unlocked accordingly.