On June 21, 2025 the State Haal will only be open starting 1 p.m.
The reading rooms on Heldenplatz and the reading rooms of the collections are closed on public holidays. This also applies to Thursday, June 19 (Corpus Christi).
Regular opening hours apply in the museums; in addition, all museums are open on Whit Monday.
The Papyrus Museum is only open from 12 noon on 11 June.
Your library card is valid for the Map Department and the Library Regulations of the Austrian National Library apply.
You will normally receive pre-ordered books within 20 minutes in the Reading Room of the Map Department. Maps and views will be made available for you in the Reading Room on the next day the library is open.
Please appreciate that the use of certain particularly valuable items that require extra protection is subject to conservation restrictions. In exceptional cases and where there is justifiable academic interest, you can send a written request to use them to the Department Director.
A coin-operated photocopier is available in the Reading Room for making photocopies, provided there are no conservation reasons or regulations preventing this. In such cases, we will prepare scans, photographs or microfilm copies for you. Prices can be found in our Price List.
Please send your written request to our Department Director.
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Terms and conditions and prices can be found in our Lending Agreement