Opening days and times
From Monday to Saturday
08.00 a.m. – 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 – Possibility of guided tours upon reservation
Visitors are required to leave the halls 30 minutes before museum closing time
Closures
2025
Sunday (except the last Sunday of each month, if not in conjunction with the Feast of 29* June, Saints Peter and Paul),
8, 25 and 26 December
2026
Sunday (except the last Sunday of each month, if not in conjunction with the Feast of 29* June, Saints Peter and Paul)
1 and 6 January
11 February
19 March
6 April
1 May
29* June
14 and 15 August
1 November
8, 25 and 26 December
Temporary and extraordinary closures
| Sector | Period | Hour of closure | Last entrance |
|---|
| New Wing | 15 December 2025 |
03.30 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. |
03.00 p.m. |
| 16 December 2025 |
02.30 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. |
02.00 p.m. |
| Sistine Chapel | 16 December 2025 |
06.00 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. |
05.00 p.m. |
| VATICAN MUSEUMS (all sectors) | 17 December 2025 |
08.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. |
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| 22 December 2025 |
08.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m. |
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| PAPAL PALACE OF CASTEL GANDOLFO | 17 December 2025 |
09.00 a.m. – 02.30 p.m. |
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| 22 December 2025 |
09.00 a.m. – 02.30 p.m. |
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| Sistine Chapel | 3 January 2026 |
02.00 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. |
01.00 p.m. |
| 9 January 2026 |
02.00 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. |
01.00 p.m. |
| 10 January 2026 |
01.00 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. |
12.00 p.m. |