Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library
The Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library opened on 17 April 2015 in the listed former Court Chamber Archive at Johannesgasse 6 in Vienna's first district, under director Bernhard Fetz. Drawing on the library's literary archive of manuscripts, letters and personal papers, it presents Austrian literature from the late 18th century to the present, alongside changing special exhibitions. It is one of the National Library's city-centre museums, together with the State Hall, Papyrus Museum, Globe Museum and Esperanto Museum.
Now on view
2 exhibitions
"Putting the thinking cap on dullness" Thomas Bernhard today
Bernhard Fetz, Katharina Manojlovic
The special exhibition at the Literature Museum focuses on a work of world literary significance. As one of Austria’s most renowned authors, Thomas Bernhard continues to polarize audiences to this day. Since 2023, his…
Permanent exhibition
The permanent exhibition at the Literature Museum presents the range and diversity of Austrian literature from the end of the 18th century until the present day. How does a novel or a poem begin? Where do writers write,…
