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State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Wednesday, November 12, from 5 p.m.

State Hall

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

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.

Support us in preserving art treasures

Support

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Whether you adopt a book as a private individual, or organise a specific sponsorship scheme for your business

As a supporter of the Austrian National Library you will be helping to preserve our shared cultural heritage for future generations. We will be pleased to tell you about the various ways you can help.

Here is a quick overview of our initiatives:

Book adoption

Make it possible, as a book sponsor, to save thousands of individual books.
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Become an animal sponsor

In order to preserve the treasures of the zoological picture collection for future generations, we need your help.
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Sponsorship for a flower

We invite you to sponsor a historical flower display from the imperial collections.
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Donations

As a sponsor of the Austrian National Library, you help to preserve our common cultural heritage for future generations.
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Become a partner or sponsor

As a sponsor of the Austrian National Library, you help to preserve our common cultural heritage for future generations.
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Become a member

There are different ways to become part of the Society of Friends of the Austrian National Library.

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