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The painter Johann J. Kirchner in the WachauJohann Adam Klein, around 1812 -
FideikommissbibliothekThe private family library of the House of Habsburg
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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 library and the collections are closed 8 December, 24 December, 25 December, 26 December, 31 December, 1 January 2022 and 6 January 2022.
In the museums the regular opening hours are valid. Exception: On Monday, 27 December and Monday 3 January 2022 the museums are open.
Due to official requirements all reading rooms are closed until presumably 12 December 2021.
We are still available for you virtually: For research and reproduction requests, we are available apart from public holidays and 31. December 2021 at Tel. +1 53410/444, information@onb.ac.at or via » Chat Mo.-Fr. from 9.00 to 17.00 hrs.
Catalogue searches are still possible, but the ordering module has been switched off. Our » reproduction service is still available.All deadlines for the return of lent books outside the library have been extended to 12 December.
The Austrian National Library will automatically extend all currently valid annual library cards of all categories free of charge after the reopening of the library for the duration of the corona-related closure period. Holders do not have to take any further steps.
