Welcome to the Munich Shakespeare Library!

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The Munich Shakespeare Library is a research library devoted to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It is the only library of its kind on the European continent. We welcome anyone with research interests in Shakespeare and the English Renaissance.

Opening hours: 10-5 during term time, 10-4 during the semester break

Please note the library will be closed from 23 December 2024 to 6 January 2025.

Christmas loans start on 18 December 2024. You may check out up to 10 books. All items need to be returned on 7 January 2025.

Holdings

The library aims to acquire every item relevant to the study of Shakespeare and the early modern age. It also holds a number of supportive collections. Read more...