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Opening hours during the holidays
In addition to regular opening hours, the
State Hall
and the museums
of the Austrian National Library will be open on
May 25, 2026.
Opening hours during the holidays
The
reading rooms
of the Austrian National Library will be closed on Friday, May 1, Thursday, May 14 (Ascension Day), Sunday, May 24 (Whit Sunday), Monday, May 15 (Whit Monday) and Thursday, June 4, 2026 (Corpus Christi).
Augustiner Reading Room
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Augustiner Reading Room service will take place in the Study Reading Room of the Department of Manuscriptsand Rare Books.
Please note this temporary change.
Eurovision Song Contest
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Reading rooms at Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien
Daily: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
All opening hours
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Route planner
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Promote and support
200 years Departement of Music
Discover precious and unexpected objects
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Austrian National Library - Start page
Skip to main content
Alert
Opening hours during the holidays
In addition to regular opening hours, the
State Hall
and the museums
of the Austrian National Library will be open on
May 25, 2026.
Opening hours during the holidays
The
reading rooms
of the Austrian National Library will be closed on Friday, May 1, Thursday, May 14 (Ascension Day), Sunday, May 24 (Whit Sunday), Monday, May 15 (Whit Monday) and Thursday, June 4, 2026 (Corpus Christi).
Augustiner Reading Room
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Augustiner Reading Room service will take place in the Study Reading Room of the Department of Manuscriptsand Rare Books.
Please note this temporary change.
Eurovision Song Contest
Special guided tours in English
Opening hours
Reading rooms at Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien
Daily: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
All opening hours
Buy tickets
Route planner
Use the library
Visit the museums
Promote and support
200 years Departement of Music
Discover precious and unexpected objects
Continue reading
Thank you for your understanding that our
blogs
and
calendar entries
are available in German only.
Follow
Chat
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Our website uses cookies: in addition to those that are technically necessary for the functionality of our website and therefore cannot be rejected, we also use those whose purpose is to analyse website accesses, as well as those set by third-party providers such as Youtube and Google. With your consent to analysis and third-party cookies, data is processed both by us and by third-party providers, some of which are based in third countries (e.g. the USA). You can find more information about the tools and the partner:s in our data protection declaration. If you wish, you can adjust your cookie settings individually at any time via the link in the footer.
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