Opening days and times 2023
From Monday to Saturday
09.00 a.m. – 06.00 p.m. (final entry 04.00 p.m.)
From 14 April to 30 April
On Fridays and Saturdays extended opening hours until 10.30 p.m. (final entry 08.30 p.m.)
From 5 May to 28 October
On Fridays extended opening hours until 10.30 p.m. (final entry 08.30 p.m.)
On 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
N.B.: in December, the Sunday opening with free admission will be brought forward exceptionally to the 24th of the month
Visitors are required to leave the halls 30 minutes before museum closing time
Closures 2023
Sunday (except the last Sunday of each month),
1 and 6 January,
11 February,
10 April,
1 May,
29 June,
15 and 16 August,
1 November,
8, 25, 26 and 31 December
Temporary and extraordinary closures
| Sector | Period | Hour of closure | Last entrance |
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| VATICAN MUSEUMS (all sectors) | 30 March |
09.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. 06.30 p.m. |
-- 04.30 p.m. |
| EXCAVATIONS OF ST. JOHN LATERAN | Reopening date to be confirmed |
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