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State Hall

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.

DEPARTMENTS

Autochrome by Heinrich Kühn - Mary Warner and Hans Kühn

Picture Archives and Graphics Department

With more than 3 million objects the largest picture documentation center in Austria
Zwei Ritter aus dem Ambraser Heldenbuch

Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books

One of the world's most important holdings of manuscripts and old prints

Map Department

One of the most important institutions of its kind
Text von Ingeborg Bachmann

Literary Archive

An important place in between science and literary life
Verschnörkelter Schriftzug

Department of Music

Austria's largest archive of music
Darstellung aus dem Ägyptischen Totenbuch

Department of Papyri

One of the richest and most important collections of ancient documents in the world
Ein orange-graues Poster mit dem Schriftzug Espsperanto

Department of Planned Languages

The world's largest specialist library for interlinguistics
Schwarz/Weiss-Foto eines volkstanzenden Trachtenpaaresaares

Archives of the Austrian Folk Song Institute

To preserve and disseminate the intangible cultural heritage

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