A Department of international standing
We preserve one of the world’s most important collections of manuscripts and old books. Search our catalogue QuickSearch and the digital library or read your ordered books in the Augustinian reading room.
The reading rooms at Heldenplatz and the collections are closed on Thursday 26 May (Ascension Day), Sunday 5 June and Monday 6 June (Pentecoste) and Thursday 16 June (Corpus Christi).
In the museums the regular opening hours are valid.
The Augustinian Reading Room will be closed on Wednesday, 4 May 2022 due to an event. Alternitavely you can use the reading room of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books (Josefsplatz 1 in the left wing of the building, second floor) from 9 am to 4 pm.
Due to an employees meeting the Library at Heldenplatz and the collections do not open before 11.30 a.m. on May 19. For the State Hall as well as the museums the regular opening hours are valid.
Masks are no longer required in all indoor spaces. There is also no need for a 2G certificate.