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State Hall

On June 21, 2025 the State Haal will only be open starting 1 p.m.

Reading rooms

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz and the reading rooms of the collections are closed on public holidays. This also applies to Thursday, June 19 (Corpus Christi).

Regular opening hours apply in the museums; in addition, all museums are open on Whit Monday.

Opening hours

Attention

On Monday, June 16, a full-day police closure was imposed on Heldenplatz and Herrengasse. The reading rooms at Heldenplatz, in the Picture Archive and Graphics Collection and in the Music and Esperanto Collection as well as the House of Austrian History will therefore remain closed all day.

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz and the reading rooms of the collections are closed on public holidays. This also applies to Thursday, June 19 (Corpus Christi).

On June 21, 2025 the State Haal will only be open starting 1 p.m.

Regular opening hours apply in the museums; in addition, all museums are open on Whit Monday.

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 – September:

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

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October – 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 – September:

    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

    October – 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.

    June – September:
    Monday: 
    10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    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.

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