Wiener Library, Research library and specialized archive in Russell Square, London, United Kingdom.
Description
The Wiener Library is a specialized research archive in Russell Square housing extensive collections on persecution history and genocide. The facility contains tens of thousands of books, document collections, and photographs that researchers worldwide access for scholarly work.
History
The archive was established when Alfred Wiener moved his documentation collection from Amsterdam to Britain in 1939 to preserve it from Nazi persecution. Over the decades it grew into one of the world's leading research centers for Holocaust history.
Culture
The library shapes how people today understand persecution and survival through exhibitions and educational programs that remain continuously updated. Visitors encounter firsthand accounts and personal documents that bring historical events into focus.
Practical
The facility offers access to digital resources and physical collections suitable for academic work and personal research. Visitors should check ahead about reading room access, as the archive also provides research support.
Did you know?
The archive manages the Refugee Map project, a digital platform that visualizes hundreds of documented escape routes with historical map layers. This makes personal migration paths visible and connects individual stories to geographical history.
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Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel
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Rondanini Faun
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Charles Clore House
178 m
King Edward VII Galleries
158 m
Statue of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford
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Numbers 24-28 And Attached Railings Including Institute Of Education, London University (Numbers 24-27)
197 m
Russell Square
134 m
School of Oriental and African Studies
89 m
Philips Building, School Of Oriental And African Studies
132 m
Numbers 1-11 And Attached Railings Including White Hall Hotel (Numbers 2-5) And Montague House (Numbers 8-11)
209 m
Cabmans Shelter
34 m
Holy Cross War Memorial (A)
48 m
Institute Of Chemistry Of Great Britain And Ireland And Attached Railings
10 m
Holy Cross War Memorial (B)
48 m
Numbers 38-43 And Attached Railings
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Numbers 27-32 And Attached Railings
221 m
Numbers 10-18 And Attached Railings And Lamp Holder
221 m
Numbers 2 to 20 and Attached Railings
208 m
Numbers 25-29 And Attached Railings And Lamp Holder
18 m
Number 11 And Attached Railings
217 m
Numbers 1 to 15 and Attached Railings
237 m
Numbers 15A and 17 to 49 and Attached Railings
232 m
Pair Of K6 Telephone Kiosks Adjacent To Boundary Railings And Gates
229 m
K6 Telephone Kiosk, Adjacent To Boundary Railings And Gates
41 m
Numbers 21-24 And Attached Railings
68 m
Numbers 44-49 And Attached Railings
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