Admission criteria

The Vatican Library is for specialized research in the fields of philology and history, and, retrospectively, in theology, law and science. It is designed for scientific research, with special emphasis on the study of manuscripts.
The Admissions Office is open from Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon; and also on Monday and Thursday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
It is open to qualified researchers and scholars who can provide documentation of their qualifications and their need to access the materials conserved in the Library. By accepting the Reader’s Pass and signing the form in the Secretariat, the Reader undertakes to obey the Rules for Readers of the Library.