The Bundeskunsthalle library is open to all visitors to the museum – art-loving laypeople and academics alike. It is a working library for the staff of the museum and a research library for public use. Opened in 1992 with a few hundred books, the library now has more than 50,000 items (books, magazines, films).
All media are recorded in an electronic library catalogue (Web-OPAC). If you have any questions, the library team will be happy to help you, also by e-mail or telephone.
Reading room
In the air-conditioned reading room, visitors have access to internet access, scanners and audio booths as well as the most important art history databases and free WLAN access.
Not everything has room in the reading room: book groups A, F, M and Y as well as older journal volumes are stored in the stacks; K (art) and Fl (children's books), on the other hand, are in the reading room and can be consulted directly at the shelf. Media from the stacks can also be consulted or borrowed on the same day if the order is received by 9 a.m. (also by e-mail).
3D printer
A 3D printer (Ultimaker 2 Extended+) is available for your use in our reading room. You can use it to print your own 3D models free of charge.
If you would like to use the 3D printer, please feel free to pop in with your 3D model in STL format. Please bring the file on a USB stick. You are also welcome to email it to us at the address given above. We will print it for you and let you know when you can collect it.
Please note that we are unable to create our own models. The filament colour may vary.
