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Due to an event, the State Hall will only be open from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Opening hours during the holidays

In addition to regular opening hours, the State Hall will also be open on Monday, March 30, April 6, and May 25, 2026.

The museums of the Austrian National Library will only be open additionally on Monday, April 6, and May 25, 2026.

Literary Archive

Feder, Bleistift und Radiergummi des Literaturnobelpreisträgers Peter Handke.
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  • Access: Hofburg, Michaelerkuppel, Gottfried-von-Einem-Stiege
  • 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.
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Literary Archive

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A finger on the pulse of literature

Whether it be the poems of Ingeborg Bachmann, plays by Ödön von Horvath or novels by Peter Handke, you can find the originals in the Literary Archive, one of the most important institutions of its kind in the German-speaking region. We collect and acquire literary legacies, both pre- and post-death, of Austrian authors from the 20th century (notably from 1945) and make them available for research purposes.

Literature Museum

Where We Come From. Literature and Origins

To the special exhibition
Helles Foto durch ein Fenster auf einen See mit Bergen und Wald.
Digital edition

Peter Handke Notebooks

To the edition
Offenes Notizbuch, mit Hand vollgeschrieben, rechts ein Stück rotes Blatt.

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