A city seen through literatureAt the Literature Museum now
Gerettet! (Saved!)Telegram from Hannah Arendt to Günter Anders after successfully fleeing to the USA
„Ins tiefe Österreich“ (“Deep into Austria”)Peter Handke’s note book for a novel
A finger on the pulse of literature
Whether it be the poems of Ingeborg Bachmann, plays by Ödön von Horvath or novels by Peter Handke, you can find the originals in the Literary Archive, one of the most important institutions of its kind in the German-speaking region. We collect and acquire literary legacies, both pre- and post-death, of Austrian authors from the 20th century (notably from 1945) and make them available for research purposes.
We were recently able to acquire a significant portion of the literary estate of the Jewish intellectual and salonnière » Bertha Zuckerkandl.
Please note that the Library at Heldenplatz and our collections are closed from Thursday 25 July until Monday 5 August 2019. For the State Hall and our museums the usual opening hours apply.
The reading rooms at the Library at Heldenplatz are closed on public holidays – and therefore also on Assumption Day (Thursday August 15). This is also valid for the reading rooms of our Departments. The museums are open on a regular basis.