{"id":454,"date":"2021-07-15T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:14:31","slug":"about-the-abbey-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/ueber-die-stiftsbibliothek\/","title":{"rendered":"About our monastery library"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-headline firepress-headline--center\">\n\t<div class=\"firepress-headline__container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"firepress-headline__small text--40 text-medium line line--gold line-above line-middle\">The Admont Monastery Library - a masterpiece of the late Baroque period<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"firepress-headline__subheading text-center text-gold text--20 text-medium text--uppercase\">\"The Eighth Wonder of the World\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-spacer firepress-spacer--40\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-content firepress-section--background firepress-section--background-beige\"\n\t\t\n\t\tdata-firepress-content\n\t\tdata-firepress-lightbox-group>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__grid firepress-content__grid--one-half\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"firepress-content__box firepress-content__box--one\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose\"><h5 class=\"heading-m line line-above line--gold\">Enter. Marvel. Linger.<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"462\">The monastery library of Admont Abbey is considered one of the great works of art of the European late Baroque period. Here, architecture, frescoes, sculptures and centuries-old writings merge into a harmonious space full of beauty and meaning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"668\">With over 60,000 visible volumes, it is not only a place of aesthetic fascination, but also a living storehouse of knowledge that contains centuries of history, faith and spirit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"778\"><strong>Experience a place that not only preserves books - but values, visions and the search for the eternal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"admont-button admont-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/tour.discover-culture.com\/?prod=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXPERIENCE THE MONASTERY LIBRARY IN 3D<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"admont-button admont-button--big admont-button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/in-books-digital-leaves\/\">BROWSE THROUGH BOOKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"admont-button admont-button--secondary\" href=\"\/en\/opening-hours\/\">HOURS OF OPERATION<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a class=\"admont-button admont-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/admission-prices-2025\/\">ENTRANCE FEES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"heading-m line line-above line--gold\">Information &amp; requests<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:museum@stiftadmont.at\"><span class=\"icon-outer\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/span>museum@stiftadmont.at<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"phone\" href=\"tel:+4336132312604\"><span class=\"icon-outer\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-phone\"><\/i><\/span>+43 (0) 3613\/2312-604<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"firepress-content__box firepress-content__box--two\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__media\" data-firepress-sticky>\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"firepress-content__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-1024x730.jpg\" class=\"firepress-content__image\" alt=\"Admont Abbey - the world&#039;s largest monastery library \u00a9 Stefan Leitner\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner-1920x1368.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klosterbibliothek_cStefan-Leitner.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-content\"\n\t\t\n\t\tdata-firepress-content\n\t\tdata-firepress-lightbox-group>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__grid firepress-content__grid--one-half\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"firepress-content__box firepress-content__box--one\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek_small_clean.mp4\" class=\"firepress-content__video firepress-content__media\" data-firepress-lightbox>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"firepress-content__image\" alt=\"Library details: Christoph Draxl\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details_CHristoph-Draxl-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"overlay-dark\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"content-overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__plaque\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__plaque-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-play firepress-content__icon\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph-m\">Play<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"firepress-content__box firepress-content__box--two\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose\"><h5 class=\"heading-m line line-above line--gold\">The library hall in Admont Abbey - light for mind and soul<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">A room that not only houses books, but visions: The magnificent library hall of the Admont Benedictine Abbey was completed in 1776 and is one of the most impressive creations of the European late Baroque period.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">Commissioned by Abbot Matth\u00e4us Offner and designed by the Austrian Baroque architect Josef Hueber, the hall reflects the spirit of the Enlightenment - a room that was deliberately designed with light and space, because: <strong>\"Light should fill the room as well as the mind.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\"><strong>A synthesis of the arts of knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">With its 70 metres in length, its majestic tripartite structure and the seven impressive ceiling frescoes by Bartolomeo Altomonte, created at the ripe old age of over 80, this hall is a place of quiet grandeur. The frescoes tell of the path of human knowledge - from thought and language through science to divine revelation in the centre of the dome.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\"><strong>The largest monastic library in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1339\">A visit to this room is more than just a tour - it is a journey through art, history and spiritual depth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1417\"><strong data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1417\">Experience the library hall in Admont Abbey - where knowledge shines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-content firepress-section--background firepress-section--background-beige\"\n\t\t\n\t\tdata-firepress-content\n\t\tdata-firepress-lightbox-group>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__grid firepress-content__grid--one-half\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"firepress-content__box firepress-content__box--one\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose\"><h5 class=\"heading-m line line-above line--gold\">Precious treasures - knowledge, art and faith under one dome<\/h5>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">When you enter the magnificent library hall of Admont Abbey, you are not only faced with shelves full of books - but also with an intellectual and artistic treasure of European standing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">Important editions of the Bible, the Church Fathers and theological literature are artfully arranged under the baroque dome: Theology in the northern side hall and works from all other subject areas in the southern hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\"><strong>Unique sculptures made from lime wood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">The Admont monastery sculptor Josef Stammel created the imposing sculptures in the ceremonial hall. Particularly impressive: the monumental group of figures entitled \"The Four Last Things\" - Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell - whose expressive power is still moving and challenging today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\"><strong>A treasure trove of books\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">Around 60,000 volumes are on display in the library hall itself, while the abbey's total collection comprises around 200,000 works. The most valuable items include over 1,400 manuscripts (from the 8th century onwards) and 530 incunabula - early printed works created before 1500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-m\"><strong>A treasure trove of knowledge, art and contemporary history - embedded in baroque splendour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"firepress-content__box firepress-content__box--two\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-content__media\" data-firepress-sticky>\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"firepress-content__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stift_Admont_\u00a9StefanLeitner_018.jpg\" class=\"firepress-content__image\" alt=\"Admont Abbey - Monks in the monastery library \u00a9 Stefan Leitner\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stift_Admont_\u00a9StefanLeitner_018.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stift_Admont_\u00a9StefanLeitner_018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stift_Admont_\u00a9StefanLeitner_018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stift_Admont_\u00a9StefanLeitner_018-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-more-links firepress-more-links--cards\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--more-links-rows:4\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"firepress-more-links__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/fresco\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"firepress-more-links__image\" alt=\"Library details: Christoph Draxl\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details.-2_Christoph-Draxl-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-bold text-white text--serif text--26\">Frescoes<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__cta\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-thin fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"firepress-more-links__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/sculptures-and-reliefs\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"firepress-more-links__image\" alt=\"Library details: Christoph Draxl\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-10_Christoph-Draxl-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"fa-thin fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"firepress-more-links__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/current-exhibitions\/splendour-and-erudition-the-largest-monastery-library-in-the-world\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"firepress-more-links__image\" alt=\"Library details: Christoph Draxl\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliothek-details-7_Christoph-Draxl-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-bold text-white text--serif text--26\">Splendour &amp; Scholarship<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__cta\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-thin fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"firepress-more-links__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/videos-about-the-monastery-library\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"firepress-more-links__image\" alt=\"admonter.librarydevil.ensemble2\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/admonter.bibliotheksteufelchen.ensemble2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-bold text-white text--serif text--26\">Videos about the monastery library<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__cta\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-thin fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"firepress-more-links__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/restoration\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliotheksrestaurierung1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"firepress-more-links__image\" alt=\"Library restoration1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliotheksrestaurierung1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliotheksrestaurierung1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliotheksrestaurierung1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliotheksrestaurierung1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bibliotheksrestaurierung1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-bold text-white text--serif text--26\">Restoration<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__cta\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-thin fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-headline firepress-headline--center\">\n\t<div class=\"firepress-headline__container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"firepress-headline__small text--40 text-medium line line--gold line-above line-middle\">Contemporary art in the Admont Abbey Library<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"firepress-headline__subheading text-center text-gold text--20 text-medium text--uppercase\">For exhibitions of contemporary art that have so far been held in our Abbey Library, see below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-spacer firepress-spacer--40\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-more-links firepress-more-links--cards\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--more-links-rows:3\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"firepress-more-links__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/about-the-abbey-library\/robotlab\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"firepress-more-links__image\" alt=\"Robot Library 2022\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roboter_Bibliothek2-1920x1275.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-bold text-white text--serif text--35\">Robotlab<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firepress-more-links__cta\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-thin 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