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State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 5 p.m.

Police closure at Heldenplatz

The reading rooms at Heldenplatz and of Picture Archive and Graphics Departement, as well as the Papyrus Museum and the House of Austrian History, will be closed on Wednesday, December 3, from 4 p.m. and all day on Thursday, December 4, and Friday, December 5 due to a police closure at Heldenplatz.

All other facilities of the Austrian National Library will be open as usual.

Reading rooms at Heldenplatz

The reading rooms at Heldenplatz will be open as usual on Saturday, December 6, and Sunday, December 7, but will be closed on Monday, December 8, due to the public holiday.

Reading rooms

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz will be open during the Christmas holidays, with the exception of December 24 and 31 as well as public holidays. The reading rooms of the collections will only be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. between December 27, 2025 and January 5, 2026.

Opening times during the holidays

Please note the opening hours in December and around New Year's Eve.

Reading room map department

Please note the revised opening hours for the Map Department reading room on Thursday, November 27, 2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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