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View across Vienna's Ringstrasse, with the Natural History Museum, Parliament and City Hall

Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library

Johannesgasse 6
1010 Wien

The Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library presents the history of Austrian literature from the 18th century until today.

  • Prices

  • Opening times

    • Tu - Su, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Th, 10:00 - 21:00
    • June - September, also on Mondays from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • no steps
    • Elevator available
      • 125 cm wide and 140 cm low , Door 90 cm wide
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
    • Special offers for people with disabilities

      Access to the exhibitions rooms in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors as well as to cloakroom in basement with elevator. Tours for people with disabilities and special needs on request.

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Numerous exhibitions in 2018 will illustrate how artists, scientists, architects and many others had a lasting impact on Vienna in the years around 1900.
Interior shot of the Literature Museum
Literature Museum

The Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library presents the history of Austrian literature from the 18th century until today.