Due to a police closure of Josefsplatz, the State Hall will open on Tuesday, October 21, starting 12 noon only.
The Augustinian Reading Room will not open until 12.30 p.m. on this day.
The reading room of the Map Collection will not open until 12 p.m. on that day.
Due to a police closure of Josefsplatz, the State Hall will open on Wednesday, October 22, starting 12 noon only.
The Augustinian Reading Room will be closed on this day. Reading activities will be relocated to the study reading room of the collection of manuscripts and old prints.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, October 31, from 3 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.
This site provides an overview of the different manuscript funds in the collection. A separate page provides information about the corresponding manuscript catalogues.
Western manuscripts:
Armenian manuscripts: Cod. Armen. 1-34 = Codices Armeniaci
Ethiopean manuscripts: Cod. Aethiop. 1-47 = Codices Aethiopici
Chinese manuscripts: Cim. Sin. 1-390 (Cim. Sin. 1-24, 163, 215, 384-390) = Cimelia Sinica
Georgian manuscripts: Cod. Georg. 1-5 = Codices Georgici
Greek manuscripts:
Fragments of manuscripts: Fragm. = Fragmenta
Hebrew manuscripts: Cod. Hebr. 1-244 = Codices Hebraici
Indian manuscripts:
Japanese manuscripts: Cim. Jap. 3, 9, 18, 21, 51 = Cimelia Japonica
Coptic manuscripts: Cod. Copt. 1-19 = Codices Coptici
Manuscripts and illuminated albums: Cod. Min. 1-143 = Codices Miniati
Mexican manuscripts: Cod. Mexic. 1-12 = Codices Mexicani
Mongolian manuscripts: Cod. Mongol. 1-2 = Codices Mongolici
Oriental manuscripts:
Slavic manuscripts: Cod. Slav. 1-236 (229-233 unbesetzt) = Codices Slavici
Syrian manuscripts: Cod. Syr. 1-11 = Codices Syriaci