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Attention

Annual maintenance work will take place again this summer, which is why the reading rooms at the Heldenplatz location and in all collections will be closed from Friday, July 25, to Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Due to the shutdown of the ordering system, no media orders can be accepted from Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4 p.m. to Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 4 p.m. The regular opening hours will then apply again from Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

The study room of the Albertina is closed from July 15 to August 15. During this time (except July 25 to August 5), media ordered from the Albertina collection will be transported twice a week (Monday and Thursday) to the reading rooms of the National Library on Heldenplatz and can be used there.

State Hall

Starting August 1, 2025, the State Hall will open at 9 a.m.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on August 4, 2025.

Museums Digital

Experience the museums of the Austrian National Library virtually

Statue von Karl VI. im Zentrum eines barocken Bibliothekssaal

360-degree view of the State Hall

Discover the splendour of the State Hall virtually - as part of the 360-degree online tour.

The Dome Fresco of the State Hall

Thanks to the gigapixel shot, it's possible now to admire this work of art up close for the first time.
Loungebereich mit Wandtafeln und Sitzgelegenheiten

Virtual tour through the Literature Museum

Enter the lounge on the second floor of the Literature Museum and learn how Ernst Jandl's director's chair became the subject of a poem.

Virtual visit to the Egyptian afterlife

Discover the room of the Papyrus Museum that contains the oldest object in the Austrian National Library: the 3,400-year-old Book of the Dead of Sesostris.
Prächtiger goldfarbener Raum mit Parkettboden und Deckenfresko

The most magnificent room in the Globe Museum

Immerse yourself into the so-called "Gold Cabinet" from the end of the 17th century.
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