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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.

Modified opening hours on December 1

Due to an employees meeting the Reading Rooms at Heldenplatz and the collections do not open before 11.30 a.m. on December 19. For the State Hall as well as the museums the regular opening hours are valid.

Opening hours public holidays readings rooms at Heldenplatz and collections

The reading rooms at Heldenplatz and the collections are closed on public holidays so as on December 8, December 24, December 25, December 26 and December 31, 2022; January 1 and January 6, 2023.
In the museums the regular opening hours are valid.

Use of the State Hall

Due to the restoration of the State Hall, books from the State Hall - marked with the abbreviation "Alt-Prunk" in the online catalogues - cannot be used from 1 July to 31 December 2022.

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