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Reading rooms open againCollections and reading rooms on Heldenplatz here again for you -
Friederike MayröckerFamous Austrian poet -
Spontangedicht (spontaneous poem)Elfriede Gerstl on a paper napkin
A finger on the pulse of literature
Whether it be the poems of Ingeborg Bachmann, plays by Ödön von Horvath or novels by Peter Handke, you can find the originals in the Literary Archive, one of the most important institutions of its kind in the German-speaking region. We collect and acquire literary legacies, both pre- and post-death, of Austrian authors from the 20th century (notably from 1945) and make them available for research purposes.
We were recently able to acquire a significant portion of the literary estate of the Jewish intellectual and salonnière » Bertha Zuckerkandl.
The reading rooms at Heldenplatz and in the collections open again. Due to a curfew the reading rooms at Heldenplatz are open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. until further notice, the reading rooms in the collections are open as usual. We request all visitors to bring their own FFP2 masks, which have to be worn during the whole stay (also at the reading desks). There must be provided 20 m² for every visitor, which means that the space has to be reduced. We kindly ask for your understanding, if this should result in longer waiting periods.