Please note the opening hours in December and around New Year's Eve.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed from 3 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026.
All reading rooms are closed on November 2 (All Souls' Day).
Due to an event, the State Hall will not open until 12 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed from 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
The Augustinian Reading Room will be closed from 4 p.m.
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.
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