Both sites:
Monday – Saturday 8 am–10pm
Sunday 10 am–6 pm
Closed on public holidays
Reduced opening hours end of December 2025 / January 2026:
| 23 Dec 2025 | 10 am–6 pm |
| 24–26 Dec 2025 | closed |
| 27–30 Dec 2025 | 10 am–6 pm |
| 31 Dec 2025–01 Jan 2026 | closed |
Opening Hours Special Reading Rooms (Haus Unter den Linden):
Reading Rooms Vivarium (Manuscripts), Karthago (Maps) and Wien (Music)
Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am–5 pm, Tue and Thu 9 am–7 pm
Venedig (Rare Books)
Mon – Fri 9 am–7 pm, Sat 10 pm–2 pm
Berlin (Newspapers)
Sun closed
Venedig and Wien:
closed 08 Dec 2025–04 Jan 2026, click here for more information
Reduced opening hours of the special reading rooms end of December 2025 / January 2026:
| 23 Dec 2025 | all open 10 am–6 pm; Venedig and Wien closed | |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Venedig, Vivarium, Karthago and Wien: closed | |
| 29–30 Dec 2025 | Vivarium open 10 am–4 pm. Venedig, Karthago and Wien: closed | |
| 02 Jan 2026 | Vivarium open 10 am–4 pm. Venedig, Karthago and Wien: closed | |
| 03–04 Jan 2026 | Venedig, Vivarium, Karthago and Wien: closed |
| Wednesday | 24 December 2025 | Christmas Eve | closed |
| Thursday | 25 December 2025 | Christmas | closed |
| Friday | 26 December 2025 | Christmas | closed |
| Wednesday | 31 December 2025 | New Year's Eve | closed |
| Thursday | 1 January 2026 | New Year | closed |
| Sunday | 8 March 2026 | International Women's Day | closed |
| Friday | 3 April 2026 | Good Friday | closed |
| Saturday | 4 April 2026 | Holy Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | 5 April 2026 | Holy Sunday | closed |
| Monday | 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday | closed |
| Friday | 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | closed |
| Thursday | 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day | closed |
| Sunday | 24 May 2026 | Whit Sunday | closed |
| Monday | 25 May 2026 | Whit Monday | closed |
| Saturday | 3 October 2026 | German Unity 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
Limited service times end of December 2025 / January 2026
| 27 Dec 2025 | closed |
| 29–30 Dec 2025 | 10 am–4 pm |
| 02 Jan 2026 | 10 am–4 pm |
Service Hours Special Reading Rooms
Haus Unter den Linden
Vivarium (Manuscripts),
Karthago (Maps), and Wien (Music)
Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am–5 pm
Tue and Thu 9 am–7 pm
Venedig (Rare Books)
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
