Collect, Preserve, Share
Keeping truth alive since 1933
Exhibitions / Traces of Belsen
Our latest exhibition uncovers the traces of Belsen, revealing the history of the camp throughout the Holocaust and beyond.
Wiener Digital Collections / Explore our archive online
We’ve launched a ground-breaking new digital archive featuring thousands of pages of some of our most important collections.
Current opening hours and important visitor information
The Library is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm.
The Reading Room closes early on Fridays, at 1:30pm
The Library is closed on Bank Holidays.
Our internal lift is currently out of order. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to Readers, and are working to get it back up and running as soon as possible.
Closure Notices
Wednesday 23 April – The Library (Exhibition Gallery and Reading Room) will open later, at 12pm
Monday 28 April – The Exhibition Gallery will close early, at 3pm
The Library will be closed to the public from 9 – 12 June while we undertake essential works to our internal lift. Evening events scheduled for the 9 and 11 June will go ahead as planned. The Library will reopen to the public on the 13 June, with the Exhibition Gallery and Reading Room opening 10am – 5pm. Staff at the Library can be contacted via email during this time.
4 – 8 August – The Reading Room will be closed for our annual stock check.
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, Euston, Tottenham Court Road.
Bus: 14, 1, 68, 91 to Russell Square, or 24, 29, 73 to Goodge Street or Tottenham Court Road.
Rail: Euston and King’s Cross.
Full visiting informationOpening times
Monday
10am – 5pm
Tuesday
10am – 5pm
Wednesday
10am – 5pm
Thursday
10am – 5pm
Friday
10am – 5pm (exhibition), 10am – 1:30pm (Reading Room)
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Virtual and In-Person Events
24 April / Commemoration event with the Armenian Institute: The 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
This event is held in collaboration with the Wiener Holocaust Library, as part of the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership, and the Armenian Institute. It commemorates 110 years since the Armenian Genocide.
28 Apr / Public lecture and musical performance: Revealing suppressed culture – Lost histories in the archives of The Wiener Holocaust Library
An event hosted with the Reawakening Suppressed Music project. Dr Barbara Warnock will explore some of the traces and records of culture suppressed during the Nazi era that are contained in the Library’s extensive archives. Conductor Shelley Katz joined by soprano Adaya Peled will present orchestral works by Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Robert (Bob) Hanf, Robert Kahn and Hans Krieg.
7 May / Hybrid Exhibition Event: The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die, with Peter Lantos
An exhibition event held as part of the Traces of Belsen series. Join us for an evening talk by Peter Lantos, a survivor of Belsen camps and writer of several books about his experiences.
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.
News / The Wiener Holocaust Library at 90
We’re celebrating 90 years of collecting, preserving and sharing evidence of the Holocaust.
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.
Competition / The Ernst Fraenkel Prize
Our prestigious annual competition for academic manuscripts on the Holocaust is now open for submissions.
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 / Catch up on events at the Library online
Missed one of our events? Visit our YouTube channel for virtual events, book talks, curator talks and more.
Partnership Project / Reawakening Suppressed Music
Reawakening Suppressed Music is a three-year project dedicated to recording and sharing some of the silenced symphonic works written by Jewish composers who suffered under the Nazis.
