Closing times and special opening hours

Opening hours of the museums of the Austrian National Library during the Christmas holidays and at the turn of the year:

Tuesday, December 24: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
From Wednesday, December 25 to Sunday, December 29 the regular opening hours apply.
Monday, December 30: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, December 31, 2024 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, regular opening hours apply.
Monday, January 6: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Opening hours of the reading rooms of the Austrian National Library at Heldenplatz over the Christmas holidays and at the turn of the year:

Closed Tuesday, December 24 to Thursday, December 26
From Friday, December 27 to Monday, December 30, the reading rooms are open regularly.
Closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and Monday, January 6, 2025

Opening hours

Reading rooms

Reading rooms at Heldenplatz

  • Monday  Sunday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

    The reading rooms at Heldenplatz offer barrier-free access.

Picture Archives and Graphics Department

  • July until September:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    The Picture Archives and Graphics Department offers barrier-free access.

Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    The Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books DOES NOT offer barrier-free access.

Augustinian Reading Room

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    Wednesday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    The Augustinian Reading Room DOES NOT offer barrier-free access.

Map Department

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    The Map Department offers barrier-free access.

     

Literary Archive

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    The Literary Archive offers barrier-free access.

Department of Music

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    The Department of Music offers barrier-free access.

Department of Papyri

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October until June:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    The department of Papyri offers barrier-free access.

Department of Planned Languages

  • July until September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October until June;

    Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Thursday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    The Department of Planned Languages offers barrier-free access.

     

Archives of the Austrian Folk Song Institute

  • Monday: closed
    Tuesday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
    Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    Friday: closed

    Closed in July and August.

    The Archives of the Austrian Folk Song Institute offers barrier-free access.

Museums

State Hall

  • Monday: closed
    Tuesday – Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
    Friday- Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

    The State Hall offers barrier-free access.

Literature Museum

  • Monday: closed
    Tuesday – Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
    Friday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

    The Literature Museum offers barrier-free access.

Papyrus Museum

Globe Museum

  • Monday: closed
    Tuesday – Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
    Friday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

    The Globe Museum offers barrier-free access.

Esperanto Museum

  • Monday: closed
    Tuesday – Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
    Friday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

    The Esperanto Museum offers barrier-free access.

House of Austrian History (hdgö)

  • You find the opening hours of the House of Austrian History here.

Alert
State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October, 24, at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 1 and at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 14. 

Reading rooms

The reading rooms at Heldenplatz will be closed on Saturday, 2 of November.

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