Land of mountains, land of songs
Welcome to the Archives of the Austrian Folk Song Institute of the Austrian National Library. It is our duty to collect, archive, document and provide access to folk songs, folk music, folk dancing and folk poetry of the past and present.
Due to official requirements, all library facilities and reading rooms will be closed from April 1 to May 2, 2021. The library is still available to you virtually: For research and reproduction inquiries we are available at tel. +43 1 53410-444, information@onb.ac.at or via » chat, Monday to Friday available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Research in the catalog and the reproduction service are still possible. Reservations will be possible again starting April 30.
All loans outside the home have been extended up to and including May 9, 2021. All valid annual tickets are automatically extended free of charge for the duration of the additional closing time.
Our range of training courses has been expanded to include webinars, an overview of current dates can be found on the » homepage. We are happy to offer further individually agreed appointments, including online-training courses on pre-academic work for schoolchildren, more information at information@onb.ac.at.