Library
The library (Opening times of the reading room) of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Technical Museum) is an academically-run specialist library, covering all subjects of technical, scientific and industrial history, with a focus on Austria.
It is a publicly-accessible reference library. Therefore, items cannot be borrowed and taken home. However, the books are available at all times. The library can be visited free of charge whenever the reading room is open. The entire holding of the library, comprising around 110,000 volumes, is continually being expanded and can be searched using the online catalogue.
In addition to books, we offer 1,700 periodicals, of which 110 are continuously held and are available in the reading room.
In recent years, the library has taken over the following independent libraries from other museums and institutions.
- The library of the former Railway Museum
- The library of the former Post Office and Telegraph Museum
- The library of the Electropathological Museum
- The library of the Hörbiger Institute (Welteislehre (World Ice Theory))
Opening times of the reading room:
Tuesday, Wednesday: 09:30 - 16:00
Thursday: 13:00 - 18:00
Friday: advance reservation
Closed:
Mo, Sat, Sun, bank holidays, 15 July – 31 August, 24 December. – 06 January.
Access
The reading room is located on Level 5; access is through the Information area in the entrance hall.
A small part of the holdings of the library: