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Vatican Museums opening calendar 2026–2027
Look up a date in the published annual calendar, or export a dated range with its scheduled opening and last-admission times.
Scope of this calendar
The 2026–2027 annual Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel opening calendar. Hours are local Vatican time. Temporary changes, individual gallery closures, ticket availability and bookings are outside this annual reference.
Check the current official notices before visiting. Vatican Gardens, Via Triumphalis Necropolis and Castel Gandolfo have separate schedules and are not covered. Read current official notices.
This reference covers 1 January 2026–31 December 2027. It does not show whether the museums are open now or whether admission is available.
How to read the annual calendar
| Annual calendar type | Opens | Last admission | Gallery exit starts | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard opening | 08:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Listed free Sunday | 09:00 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:00 |
| 24 and 31 December, both years | 08:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 |
All Sundays are closed except the free Sundays explicitly listed below. Every other date uses the standard window unless the annual calendar lists an extra closure or early closing. There is no free Sunday in March or December 2027: the last Sundays are closed in that edition.
Dated exceptions and free Sundays
50 dated exceptions and free Sundays
| Date | Day | Annual calendar | Hours | Last admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Tuesday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Wednesday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Thursday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Monday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Friday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Monday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Friday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Saturday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Tuesday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Thursday | Early closing in the annual calendar | 08:00–15:00 | 13:00 | |
| Friday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Saturday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Thursday | Early closing in the annual calendar | 08:00–15:00 | 13:00 | |
| Friday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Wednesday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Thursday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Friday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Monday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Saturday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Tuesday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Saturday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Monday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Monday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Sunday | Free Sunday in the annual calendar | 09:00–14:00 | 12:30 | |
| Wednesday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Friday | Early closing in the annual calendar | 08:00–15:00 | 13:00 | |
| Saturday | Closed in the annual calendar | Closed | — | |
| Friday | Early closing in the annual calendar | 08:00–15:00 | 13:00 |
Sources and current notices
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel — official 2026–2027 annual calendar (PDF) supplies both annual pages and the opening-hour legend. The gallery-exit time is 30 minutes before closing, as stated in the calendar.
Current Vatican Museums opening information and temporary notices should be checked before visiting. Temporary notices without a stated year are not assigned to an annual date by this tool.
Source checked . This finite edition does not automatically incorporate later changes or create a future schedule.