An Austin landmark, Reimagined
The Michael Paggi House is a one-story, handmade brick house in the Greek Revival style that predates the Civil War and is one of the oldest buildings in Austin. In 1967 the house was vacated by the Paggi family and later condemned. In the mid-1970s, it was restored and was home to the Paggi House restaurant until closing in 2014. Paggi House is an Austin Historic Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Loren has worked in partnership with Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission and Historic Preservation Office to carefully protect and restore the house. Non-historic elements were removed, new walkways installed to improve accessibility, and a new low-profile roof was constructed to re-enclose the courtyard creating a revitalized event space.
Art Exhibitions
Paggi House is a unique environment for artists to showcase their work. Exhibitions will be themed around the ideas that inspire The Loren Art Collection — science, nature, architecture, and the environment — and showcase artists from our collection along with local Austin artists.
The next exhibition that will be showcased in Paggi House is titled "Entropy", a solo exhibition by acclaimed photographer and mixed-media artist Diane Tuft. The exhibition will showcase ten large-scale aerial photographs, revealing a world of breathtaking beauty born from an ecological crisis. Tuft's contemporary photographs will be on view across all three exhibition spaces of the historic Paggi House from September 17, 2026 through January 17, 2027.
To book an appointment for an exhibition viewing, please contact Penny Aaron. Visit our Events page to learn more.
