Museums · Rome
Vatican Museums
Seven kilometres of galleries, one ceiling, and the statue that started it all in 1506.
Opening hours, admission and address
- Address
- Viale Vaticano
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat08:00–20:00
- Admission
- Open Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 20:00, with last entry at 18:00. Closed on Sundays, except the last Sunday of each month, when entry is free from 09:00 to 14:00 with last entry at 12:30; that free morning is walk-in only, cannot be booked, and the queue is enormous. Full admission is €20, reduced €10, without an online booking fee. Closed in 2026 on 1 and 6 January, 11 February, 19 March, 6 April, 1 May, 29 June, 14 and 15 August, 1 November, and 8, 25 and 26 December. Book a timed slot at tickets.museivaticani.va, the only official sales site; lookalike resellers charge more. Shoulders and knees covered. Flash is banned throughout, and photography of any kind is banned in the Sistine Chapel.
- Category
- Museums
- Official website
- museivaticani.va
- Coordinates
41.90690, 12.45390
Where it is
Walk it with the guide
Vatican Museums is one of 19 stops on Rome Essentials. The guide adds the story behind it, the detail worth crossing the square for, and the tip that only someone who has stood here would write down.
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