Opening days and times 2023
From Monday to Saturday
09.00 a.m. – 06.00 p.m. (final entry 04.00 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 |
|---|
| Gregoriano Profano Museum | 6 December 2023 |
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| Pius-Christian Museum | 6 December 2023 |
01.00 p.m. – 06.00 p.m. |
12.30 p.m. |
| New Wing | 19 December 2023 |
02.00 p.m. – 06.00 p.m. |
01.30 p.m. |
| 20 December 2023 |
09.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m. |
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| VATICAN MUSEUMS (all sectors) | 20 December 2023 |
09.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. |
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| 21 December 2023 |
09.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. |
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| PONTIFICAL VILLAS OF CASTEL GANDOLFO | 20 – 21 December 2023 |
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| Sistine Chapel | 5 January 2024 |
02.00 p.m. – 06.00 p.m. |
01.30 p.m. |