In 2024, the Austrian National Library will once again present six "special exhibits" from its extensive holdings in the State Hall.
You can help decide which objects will be exhibited via online voting. In each of the six votings, there are three objects to choose from.
The "special exhibit" on display will be accompanied by a free expert talk, a blog post and a video (only available in German).
The next online voting under the title "In the Salon. Bourgeois conviviality from the 18th to the 20th century" starts on May 13.
The winner of the online voting "Intoxication and pleasure" is object 3: "Purchase of 1,350 litres of wine" (Papyrus, Hermupolis, March 18, AD 638).
The winner of the online voting "Everything for dogs and cats. Extraordinary animal objects" is object 1: „Leo Belgicus“ (map,1656). The winning object will be on display at an expert lecture (in German) on June 4.
The winner of our most recent online voting "The dream of flying. Of flying machines and balloon flights" for the special exhibit is object 3: "Vienna seen from a balloon – from the southwest" (Tinted lithograph, c. 1850). The winning object will be on display at an expert lecture (in German) on July 30.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed from 12 p.m. on June 3, 2024.