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Keeping truth alive since 1933
Current opening hours and important visitor information
The Library will be partially reopening from Tuesday 13 April. We will initially reopen with reduced opening times (Tuesday – Friday, 11am-4pm) with pre-booked appointments in the Wolfson Reading Room, and with continued health and safety measures. The exhibition space remains closed.
If you have a query please email [email protected] or call 0207 636 7247.
For collection related queries please email [email protected]
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Getting here
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
Underground: Russell Square, Goodge Street, King’s Cross
Bus: 188, 168, X68, 7, 59, 68, 91
Rail: Euston and King’s Cross.
Full visiting informationOpening times
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Open, 11am-4pm
Wednesday
Open, 11am-4pm
Thursday
Open, 11am-4pm
Friday
Open, 11am-4pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
News / USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive now available at the Library
We are pleased to announce that access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive (VHA) will be available in the Reading Room to all our members, users, and visitors.
Exhibition / Death Marches: Evidence and Memory
The Library’s new exhibition will uncover how forensic and other evidence about the death marches has been gathered since the end of the Holocaust.
Virtual Events
22 Apr / Virtual Book Launch: The Armenians of Aintab
The Wiener Holocaust Library is delighted to launch the publication of The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province.
29 Apr / Virtual Book Launch: The Palgrave Handbook of Britain and the Holocaust
To mark the publication of ‘The Palgrave Handbook of Britain and the Holocaust’, the Library will host an online panel discussion exploring how Britain has engaged and disengaged with the Holocaust in the past, how it continues to in the present, and reflect on how it may do so in the future.
5 May / Virtual Event: Forced Labour and Genocide: Then and Now
René Cassin and The Wiener Holocaust Library invite you to listen to our speakers who will discuss the issue of forced labour as a means of persecution and genocide used during the Nazi-era and more recently in China today.
Support Us / Become a Member
In recent years, demands upon the Library have increased as we face rising antisemitism, racism and Holocaust denial.
Becoming a member is a powerful way you can support us in working towards our wider mission. In return you can enjoy of our exclusive member benefits and know that you are playing a significant role in the future success of the Library.
Collections Catalogue / Visit the catalogue to start your research
Search across our documents, books, periodicals, pamphlets and more.
Visit Us / The Wolfson Reading Room
Anyone is welcome to visit and study our collections in the Wolfson Reading Room.
What we have / Collections Highlights
View highlights from our collections, chosen by staff.
Discover / The Holocaust Explained
Our free educational resource is here to help you learn the essential facts of the Holocaust, its causes and its consequences.
Research / International Tracing Service (ITS)
We’re proud to be the UK copyholder of this remarkable archive of over 30 million pages of Holocaust-era documents.
Events / The Wiener Holocaust Library YouTube Channel
Missed one of our events? Visit our YouTube channel for virtual events, book talks, curator talks and more.
Apply / The Ernst Fraenkel Prize 2021
Our prestigious annual competition for academic manuscripts on the Holocaust is now open for submissions.
