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Attention

Annual maintenance work will take place again this summer, which is why the reading rooms at the Heldenplatz location and in all collections will be closed from Friday, July 25, to Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Due to the shutdown of the ordering system, no media orders can be accepted from Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4 p.m. to Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 4 p.m. The regular opening hours will then apply again from Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

The study room of the Albertina is closed from July 15 to August 15. During this time (except July 25 to August 5), media ordered from the Albertina collection will be transported twice a week (Monday and Thursday) to the reading rooms of the National Library on Heldenplatz and can be used there.

State Hall

Starting August 1, 2025, the State Hall will open at 9 a.m.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on August 4, 2025.

The museums

The Austrian National Library is not only the largest library in the country, but also offers you permanent presentations and diverse special exhibitions in the State Hall and the museums – the Literature, Papyrus, Globe and Esperanto Museum and the House of Austrian History.

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State Hall

One of the most beautiful historic library halls in the world
Foto der Aussenansicht des Literaturmuseums

Literature Museum

The diversity and polyphony of Austrian literature
vitirnen des Paapyrusmuseum

Papyrus Museum

Unique objects from 3000 years of cultural history on the Nile
Besucherinnen bewundern einen historischen Globus

Globe Museum

The one of its kind worldwide
Besucher im Esperantomuseum

Esperanto Museum

The only museum about the fascinating world of invented languages worldwide
Innenansicht des Haus der Geschichte

House of Austrian History

The Contemporary History Museum of the Republic

Thank you for your understanding that our calender entries are available in German only.

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