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.
Starting August 1, 2025, the State Hall will open at 9 a.m.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on August 4, 2025.
Here you can find press material and important information for your journalistic work concerning the Austrian National Library.
Would you like to film in the State Hall? Or take photos of special objects in our holdings? If so, we would look forward to your timely request.
You don’t want to take photos yourself but make editorial use of the Austrian National Library’s stock images? If so, the best thing to do is contact our colleagues in the Picture Archives and graphic department.
If you would like to arrange an interview with one of our experts, we are happy to help. We take care of the interview approval as well as the coordination.
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You will receive free admission to our museums upon presentation of your press ID at the cash desks of the Austrian National Library.
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Elke Koch
Communication and Marketing
Josefsplatz 1, 1015 Wien
Phone: +43 1 53410-270
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E-Mail: elke.koch[at]onb.ac.at
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