Old San Juan - House of the Book

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(Local Name: Casa del Libro) The Casa del Libro (House of the Book), located in an 18th C building, is a book museum exhibiting a collection (over 5000 texts) of rare books and manuscripts, some dating back to the 15th C. The Casa del Libro museum is tiny, but makes for an interesting diversion as you are walking throughout Old San Juan.

On display at the Casa del Libro are a range of antique, almost primitive printing tools that historians have collected over the years. The museum staff are friendly and helpful and the museum will be particularly interesting to book collectors or hobbyists.

Hobbies & Activities category: Historical museum; Journalism, printing museum or site

Do-It-Yourself Tours

Old San Juan Walking Tour

Address

Casa del Libro
225 Calle de Cristo
San Juan 00901
Puerto Rico

Hours



Open	Closed	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	Closed
Closed		16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6) Eugenio María de Hostos' Birthday - Puerto Rico (2nd Monday, January) Martin Luther King's Birthday - USA (3rd Monday, January) Valentine's Day (February 14) President's Day - USA (3rd Monday, February) Emancipation Day - Puerto Rico (March 22) Easter - Christian José de Diego's Birthday - Puerto Rico (3rd Monday, April) Mother's Day - Puerto Rico (2nd Sunday, May) Memorial Day - USA (Last Monday, May) Father's Day - Puerto Rico (3rd Sunday, June) American Independance Day (July 4) Luis Muñoz Rivera's Birthday - Puerto Rico (July 17) Constitution Day - Puerto Rico (July 25) José Celso Barbosa's Birthday - Puerto Rico (July 27) Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September) Columbus Day - USA (2nd Monday, October) Veteran's Day - USA (November 11) Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November) Discovery of Puerto Rico Day - Puerto Rico (November 19) Christmas - Christian (December 25)