Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, October 31, from 3 p.m.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Wednesday, November 19, from 12 p.m.
The reading rooms on Heldenplatz will be closed on Sunday, October 26 (National Holiday), Saturday, November 1 (All Saints' Day) and Sunday, November 2, 2025 (All Souls' Day).
The State Hall, Literature Museum, Papyrus Museum, Globe Museum and Esperanto Museum will be open during their regular opening hours.
We fulfil song and sheet music wishes, handing over archive material for musical use. The Archives of the Austrian Folk Song Institute is a reference library, making the documents available for scientific examination in the reading room.
We issue ordered books immediately in the reading room. A large set of reference books containing the most important song books and reference works is available for you to use in the reference area.
Reproductions
You have the opportunity, subject to copyright, to make copies of sheet music and texts in the library, provided there are no conservational reasons to the contrary.
Tuesday - Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Appointments by arrangement: archiv[at]volksliedwerk.at