Summer opening hours (1 April – 31 October):
Exhibitions: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 – 18:00
Archaeological Park: Tuesday-Sunday 9:00 – 18:00
From the end of daylight saving time until 31 October, the exhibition buildings of the archaeological park, as well as the House of the painter and the Symphorus mithraeum close before sundown.
Last entry at 17:30.
The closing of the museum starts at 17:40.
The museum is closed on Mondays!
Winter opening hours (1 November – 31 March):
Exhibitions: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
Archaeological Park: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 – 16:00, if the weather is dry and surfaces are not slippery.
House of the painter: 11:00-11:10, 13:00-13:10, 15:00-15:10, if the weather is dry and surfaces are not slippery.
Symphorus mithraeum: 11:10-11:20, 13:10-13:20, 15:10-15:20, if the weather is dry and surfaces are not slippery.
Last entry at 15:30.
The closing of the museum starts at 15:40.
The museum is closed on Mondays!
Holiday and special opening hours 2026
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15 March (Sunday) |
National Day |
OPEN |
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3 April (Friday) |
Good Friday |
OPEN |
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5 April (Sunday) |
Easter |
OPEN |
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6 April (Monday) |
Easter |
OPEN |
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1 May (Friday) |
Labour Day |
OPEN |
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4 May (Monday) |
Monday of secondary school final exams week |
OPEN |
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24 May (Sunday) |
Pentecost |
OPEN |
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25 May (Monday) |
Pentecost |
OPEN |
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20 June (Saturday) |
Night of Museums |
The museum is open between 16:00 and 00:30.* The Hercules villa is open as usual. |
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21 June (Sunday) |
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The museum and the Hercules villa are open between 12:00 noon and 18:00. |
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20 August (Thursday) |
National Day |
OPEN |
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23 October (Friday) |
National Day |
OPEN |
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31 October (Saturday) |
Samhain – Celtic Halloween |
The museum is open between 16:00 and 23:00.* The Hercules villa is open as usual. |
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1 November (Sunday) |
All Saints’ Day |
CLOSED |
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24 December (Thursday) |
Christmas Eve |
CLOSED |
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25 December (Friday) |
Christmas |
CLOSED |
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26 December (Saturday) |
Christmas |
CLOSED |
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27 December (Sunday) |
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OPEN |
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28 December (Monday) |
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CLOSED |
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29 December (Tuesday) |
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OPEN |
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30 December (Wednesday) |
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OPEN |
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31 December (Thursday) |
New Year’s Eve |
CLOSED |
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1 January 2027 (Friday) |
New Year’s Day |
CLOSED |
* This does not apply to the Hercules villa. The Hercules villa can be visited between 1 April and 31 October. For opening hours, click here.
