Due to an event, the State Hall will only be open from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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.
Monday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
The reading rooms at Heldenplatz offer barrier-free access.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
October – May:
Monday: closed
Tuesday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
June – September:
Monday – Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The State Hall offers barrier-free access.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You find the opening hours of the House of Austrian History here.