About the Library
The main topics covered by the library are archaeology, the history of medieval art and buildings, heritage conservation, museology and numismatics.
You can search our collections in the following catalogues: Vitalis and Katalog-1974. If you have a library card, you also have access to a large number of electronic resources.
Exceptional opening hours
Regular opening hours
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 11:00 – 16:00
Wednesday 11:00 – 19:00
Thursday 11:00 – 16:00 (the archive is closed)
Friday 11:00 – 16:00
Visit us
You are welcome to visit us at Storgatan 43, Östra stallet, Stockholm. The nearest metro stations are Östermalmstorg and Karlaplan. We recommend ordering materials in advance, as much of our collection is stored in archives or closed stacks.
Vitterhetsakademien’s Library
The library is part of the Swedish National Heritage Board and serves as a public, academic, specialist library. The National Heritage Board and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities were part of the same organisation until 1975.
Today, the library is managed by the Swedish National Heritage Board, while the collections are jointly owned by the Swedish National Heritage Board and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
The Tumba Papermill Museum Library
The Tumba Papermill Museum in Botkyrka houses a collection of literature on the history of paper, manufacturingpaper, banknotes, printing, and the history of the Tumba Papermill itself. The books in this collection cannot be borrowed but are available for reading on site at the museum.
The book collection at the Mediterranean Museum
The Mediterranean Museum Library holds a collection focusing on classical archaeology, ancient history, Islamic art, and Egyptology.
Special collections
The library also contains several older specialist collections. Major collections among these are the Schering Rosenhane library and the Hildebrand collection.