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.
Some books of the Department of Papyri can not be ordered online due to their conditions of preserve or other reasons. You can order and read all these books directly in the reading room of the Department of Papyri.
For more information about the waiting time see the list of site keys.
Some books in the Department of Papyri can only be consulted in the collection's special reading room. These books will be handed out to you in the collection's reading room. In this regard, please note the shorter opening hours of the collection.
Your day ticket or annual membership card is only valid in the reading room of the Department of Papyri. To visit the Papyrus Museum you need a separate entrance ticket. You can purchase it directly at the service desk Heldenplatz or conveniently in our ticket shop.
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