Bavarian State Library
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state library of the Free State of Bavaria
OverviewAI-generated
The Bavarian State Library, also known as the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek or Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis, is an active archive located in Munich, Germany. Established in 1558, the institution employs 795 staff members and holds a collection of 10,629,764 items. Its total expenditure is 53,467,000.
The library is situated in the postal code area 80539. It maintains an official website and an online catalog, along with API endpoints for digital collections. The institution can be reached by phone at +49 89 28638-0. Its social media presence includes 1,563 followers.
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Key facts
- Location
- Munich , Bavaria, Germany
- Type
- Academic library , regional library
- Established
- 1558 ; 468 years ago ( 1558 )
- Items collected
- 33,921,166
- Size
- 10,629,764 (2017)
- Legal deposit
- yes, since 1663
- Director
- Klaus Ceynowa
- Website
- www.bsb-muenchen.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Archive
- Founded
- 1558
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Also known as
- BSB, Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.432478.e · ISNI 0000 0001 1156 3587
Official website
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (BSB) in München ist die zentrale Landesbibliothek des Freistaates Bayern und eine der bedeutendsten Forschungsbibliotheken in Europa.
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Encyclopedic overview
Splendid stairway of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Aerial view of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
The Bavarian State Library (German: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, abbreviated BSB, called Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis before 1919) in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria, the biggest universal and research library in Germany and one of Europe's most important universal libraries. With its collections currently comprising around 39.4 million media units (as of 2025), it ranks among the leading research libraries worldwide. The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek furthermore is Europe's second-largest journals library (after the British Library). Furthermore, its historical holdings encompass one of the most important manuscript collections of the world, the largest collection of incunabula worldwide, as well as numerous further important special collections. Its collection of historical prints before 1850 totals almost one million units.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bavarian State Library” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.