Opening days and times 2024
From Monday to Saturday
08.00 a.m. – 07.00 p.m. (final entry 05.00 p.m.)
From 1 March
On Fridays and Saturdays extended opening hours until 08.00 p.m. (final entry 06.00 p.m.)
Every last Sunday of the month
(provided this does not coincide with Easter Sunday, 29 June Sts. Peter and Paul, 25 December Christmas Day, 26 December Feast of St. Stephen and 31 December Feast of St. Sylvester)
09.00 a.m. – 02.00 p.m. (final entry 12.30 p.m.)
Free entry
Visitors are required to leave the halls 30 minutes before museum closing time
Closures 2024
Sunday (except the last Sunday of each month),
1 and 6 January,
19 March,
1 April,
1 May,
29 June,
14 and 15 August,
1 November,
25 and 26 December
Temporary and extraordinary closures
Gregoriano Profano Museum
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Period: 31 January
Hour of closure: 02.00 p.m. – 07.00 p.m.Last entrance: 01.30 p.m.
VATICAN MUSEUMS (all sectors)
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Period: 14 february
Hour of closure: 08.00 a.m. – 09.00 a.m.
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Period: 22 March
Hour of closure: 08.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.