In 2025, the Austrian National Library will once again present five "special exhibits" from its extensive holdings in the State Hall.
You can help decide which objects will be exhibited via online voting. In each of the six votings, there are three objects to choose from.
The "special exhibit" on display will be accompanied by a free expert talk, a blog post and a video (only available in German).
Which "special object" do you want to admire at a presentation? Vote now! Three exceptional objects from the holdings of the Austrian National Library are up for selection. Voting is possible from January 21 to February 3, 2025. This "special exhibit" will be on display from April 29 to June 15, 2025 in the State Hall of the Austrian National Library and at an expert lecture on May 6, 2025.
Places that have disappeared tell of change and transience, reflecting the remodelling of the environment by human hand or climatic conditions. The Austrian National Library has preserved many testimonies to past living environments, including a former neutral territory, early views of melting glaciers and changes to Vienna’s St Stephen's Cathedral.
Thank you for voting!
The result will be displayed on this website starting February 4, 2025.
The winner of our most recent online voting "The dream of flying. Of flying machines and balloon flights" for the special exhibit is object 3: "The velvet and sable of Siegmund Baron von Herberstein" (book, Vienna, 1560). The winning object will be on display in the State Hall of the Austrian National Library from January 14 to March 9, 2025 and will be presented at an expert lecture (in German) on January 21, 2025.
The winner of our most recent online voting "Farewell spring fever" for the special exhibit is object 3: "Francesco Colonna: Hypnerotomachie, ou discours du songe" (Book, Paris, 1546). The winning object will be on display in the State Hall of the Austrian National Library from March 11 to April 27, 2025 and will be presented at an expert lecture (in German) on March 18, 2025.
