Opening hours

Special opening hours

All museums of the Austrian National Library will be open on Easter Monday, April 21 and Monday, June 9, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The State Hall of the Austrian National Library will also be open on Monday, April 14, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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.

Reading room of the Theater Museum

  • Monday: 10 am – 1 pm
    Wednesday – Friday: 10 am – 12 noon and 1 pm – 5 pm

    Special opening hours and further information about the library can be found on the website of the Theater Museum.

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 events, the State Hall will be closed during the following times:

Saturday, March 22 at noon
Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m. 

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