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.
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.