Both sites:
Monday – Saturday 8:00–22:00
Sunday 10:00–18:00
Closed on public holidays
Opening hours christmas and new year
23 December 2026: open 10:00-18:00
24 December 2026 - 2 January 2027: Reading Rooms Karthago and Vivarium closed
28 - 30 December 2026: service desks and Reading Room Venedig open 10:00-16:00
2 January 2027: service desks closed
Opening Hours Special Reading Rooms (Haus Unter den Linden):
Reading Rooms Vivarium (manuscripts), Karthago (maps)
Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00– 17:00, Tue and Thu 9:00 –19:00
Venedig (Rare items and music)
Mon – Fri 9:00– 19:00, Sat 10:00–14:00
Berlin (Newspapers)
Sun closed
| Saturday | October 3, 2026 | German Unity Day | closed |
| Thurssday | December 24, 2026 | Christmas Eve | closed |
| Friday | December 25, 2026 | Christmas | closed |
| Saturday | December 26, 2026 | Christmas | closed |
| Thurssday | December 31, 2026 | New Year's Eve | closed |
| Friday | January 1, 2027 | New Year | closed |
| Monday | March 8, 2027 | International Women's Day | closed |
| Friday | March 26, 2027 | Good Friday | closed |
| Saturday | March 27, 2027 | Holy Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | March 28, 2027 | Holy Sunday | closed |
| Monday | March 29, 2027 | Easter Monday | closed |
| Saturday | May 1, 2027 | Labour Day | closed |
| Thursday | May 6, 2027 | Ascension Day | closed |
On both sites:
Information & Service | Registration: Mon – Fri 10 am–6 pm, Sat 10 am–2 pm
Copyshops: Mon – Wed, Fri, Sat 11 am–5 pm, Thu 12 am–6 pm
Service Hours Special Reading Rooms
Haus Unter den Linden
Vivarium (manuscripts),
Karthago (maps)
Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am–5 pm
Tue and Thu 9 am–7 pm
Venedig (rare items and music)
Mon – Fri 9 am–7 pm
Sat 10 am–2 pm
Berlin (newspapers)
Mon – Fri 10 am–4 pm
Haus Potsdamer Straße
Orient and East Asia Reading Room
Mon - Fri 9 am - 3 pm
