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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 Saturday, July 26, to Wednesday, August 5, 2026.

Due to the shutdown of the ordering system, no media orders can be accepted from Friday, July 24, 2026, 4 p.m. to Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 4 p.m. The regular opening hours will then apply again from Thursday, August 6, 2026.

The study room of the Albertina is closed from July 15 to August 15, 2026. 

Papyrus Museum

The Papyrus Museum welcomes visitors also on Monday, August, 24, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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"Sacred Relics". Anton Schmid and Haydn’s autograph manuscripts of the Imperial Anthem
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With these words, Anton Schmid began the preface to his book "Joseph Haydn und Niccolò Zingarelli" (Vienna 1847), written in the wake of a public debate concerning the authorship of the Imperial Anthem "Gott erhalte" (God save). In this book, as well as in essays published in the "Allgemeine Wiener Musik-Zeitung" (1842), the "Cäcilia" (1843) and the "Oesterreichischer Zuschauer"…
On the founding of the Music Collection in the ‘Temple of the Muses’
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What actually constitutes the ‘founding’ of a library or collection? The first book? The first catalogue? The opening of a reading room for users? In any case, there was no single act that founded the Music Collection. Instead, its creation was a lengthy process that began with a request to transfer older music manuscripts from the Court Music Archive to the Court Library, today's…
The Power of Words. Domination and Cultural Diversity in Ancient Egypt
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"Putting the thinking cap on dullness" Thomas Bernhard today
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