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State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, October 31, from 3 p.m.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Wednesday, November 19, from 12 p.m.

Opening times during the holidays

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.

Arabische und hebräische Drucktypen

Prints in Hebrew Characters

As a European cultural language, Hebrew has a long tradition of printing. But Yiddish and other European and non-European languages were also printed in Hebrew script. Find more information about our historical Hebraica here.

Pessach-Haggada
Pessach-Haggada, Wien 1800

Prints in Arabic script

The Austrian National Library has a rich collection of historical prints in Arabic script and in numerous languages. Find more details here.

Sa'dī, Golestan
Sa'dī: Golestan, Kairo 1833
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