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Holidays, here we come!More vacation inspiration in the Picture Archives
The painter Johann J. Kirchner in the WachauJohann Adam Klein, around 1812
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With over three million objects of various historical types of media, the Picture Archives and Graphics Department is Austria’s largest centre of pictorial documentation. It is an archive, library, scientific picture agency and reproduction service point for picture orders from all the departments of the Austrian National Library.
The safety of our visitors is our top priority. Therefore, hand disinfectants are available at all locations. We ask you to always keep the minimum distance of one meter (exception: people who live in the same household). Wearing a mouth and nose mask is recommended, it is only mandatory for all participants of guided tours (except children under 6 years of age) and for events with seating (when entering the museum, the mouth and nose mask is to be worn, which can be taken off after taking the seat and must be put on again when leaving the seat). Please note the safety instructions on the notices on site.
Please note that the Library at Heldenplatz and our collections are closed from Monday 27 July until Wednesday 5 August 2020. For the State Hall and our museums the usual opening hours apply.