Photo: Pixelflake, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monday is the usual closed day: 21 of the 36 sights here shut on Mondays, among them the Forbidden City, the Getty Center and Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology. Tuesday comes next with 11, the Louvre and the Art Institute of Chicago among them. A few close on a Wednesday, a Friday, a Saturday or a Sunday instead, the Vatican Museums among them.
Of the famous sights below, most close on Monday. The Louvre and several other French museums close on Tuesday instead, and a few close on a Wednesday, a Friday, a Saturday or a Sunday. Each one links to its own site, where its closed day was read.
Last checked 14 Oct 2026 · 36 places, each from its official site.
Closed on Mondays
Palace Museum (Forbidden City) — Beijing, China
The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday all year, and on a Monday only when it is a national holiday — except the eve of Chinese New Year.
National Museum of China — Beijing, China
Closed Mondays except on China's national public holidays. Open 9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:00); from June 1 to October 31, until 17:30 (last admission 16:30).
War Memorial of Korea — Seoul, South Korea
The War Memorial of Korea is closed every Monday. When a public holiday falls on a Monday it opens, and closes the following day instead. Entry is free; the last entry is 5 pm.
Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul) — Mexico City, Mexico
Closed on Mondays. Open Tuesday 10:00–18:00, Wednesday 11:00–18:00, Thursday 10:00–21:00, and Friday to Sunday 10:00–18:00.
National Museum of Anthropology — Mexico City, Mexico
The Museo Nacional de Antropología opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 6 pm, and is closed every Monday.
Chapultepec Castle — Mexico City, Mexico
The Museo Nacional de Historia in Chapultepec Castle opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, and is not open on any Monday of the year, holiday or not. Visitors are asked to leave 15 minutes before closing.
Louvre Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi, UAE
Louvre Abu Dhabi is closed on Mondays. The galleries open Tuesday to Thursday 10 am to 6:30 pm and Friday to Sunday 10 am to 8:30 pm; the dome and restaurants stay open until midnight.
Griffith Observatory — Los Angeles, USA
The observatory building is closed on Mondays. It opens Tuesday to Friday from noon to 10 pm and at weekends from 10 am to 10 pm; the grounds stay open daily. Parking nearest the observatory is paid.
Getty Center — Los Angeles, USA
The Getty Center is closed on Mondays. Admission is free but requires a timed-entry reservation. Parking is $25 per car, $15 after 3 pm.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — Hanoi, Vietnam
The mausoleum opens only on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings (from 7:30 to 10:30 am from April to October, 8 to 11 am from November to March, a little later at weekends). It is closed on Mondays and Fridays, and is closed for a period each year for maintenance.
1st and 3rd Monday
Petronas Twin Towers — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The skybridge and observation deck close on the first and third Monday of each month (unless it is a public holiday). Tickets are timed, and visitors must be at the entrance 15 minutes before their time or the ticket may be cancelled.
except listed Mondays
National Palace Museum — Taipei, Taiwan
The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Mondays apart from specific Mondays it announces each year.
not in summer
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao — Bilbao, Spain
The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 7 pm, and is closed on Mondays except listed ones, including the Mondays from mid-June to early September. It is closed on 25 December and 1 January.
Mercedes-Benz Museum — Stuttgart, Germany
The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 6 pm, and is closed on Mondays. The ticket counter closes at 5 pm.
Porsche Museum — Stuttgart, Germany
The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm, and is closed on Mondays. The ticket office closes at 5:30 pm.
Sanssouci Palace — Potsdam, Germany
Entry to Sanssouci Palace is at a fixed time, and only a limited number of tickets are sold each day. It is closed on Mondays and opens 10 am to 5:30 pm from April to October and to 4:30 pm from November to March, with last admission 30 minutes before closing.
Chichu Art Museum — Naoshima, Japan
Entry needs an online reservation for a date and a 15-minute time slot. Tickets for the month after next go on sale at 10 am on the 5th of each month. The museum opens 10 am to 5 pm (last admission 4 pm) and is closed on Mondays, opening on a holiday Monday and closing the next day instead.
M+ — Hong Kong
M+ is closed on Mondays and opens 10 am to 6 pm, to 10 pm on Fridays; last admission is 30 minutes before closing. It opens on public holidays unless announced otherwise.
Gold Museum — Bogotá, Colombia
The Museo del Oro is closed every Monday, holidays included. It opens Tuesday to Saturday 9 am to 7 pm (last entry 6 pm) and Sundays and holidays 10 am to 5 pm, and is free on Sundays.
Apartheid Museum — Johannesburg, South Africa
The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Mondays. Over the holidays it closes on 24 December and reopens on 7 January.
Bardo National Museum — Tunis, Tunisia
The Bardo is closed on Mondays. It opens 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in winter and Ramadan, and 9 am to 5 pm in summer.
Closed on Tuesdays
Louvre Museum — Paris, France
The Louvre is closed Tuesdays under its current schedule.
Getty Villa — Los Angeles, USA
The Getty Villa operates on a limited schedule and is closed on Tuesdays. Admission is free but requires a timed-entry reservation.
Art Institute of Chicago — Chicago, USA
The Art Institute is closed on Tuesdays. It opens 11 am to 5 pm, to 8 pm on Thursdays, and the first hour of each day (10 to 11 am) is for members only.
Windsor Castle — Windsor, United Kingdom
Windsor Castle opens Thursday to Monday and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. As a working royal palace, the whole castle or the State Apartments can also close at short notice.
until 30 June 2027
Mona — Tasmania, Australia
Mona opens Thursday to Monday, 10 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 30 June 2027. The ferry from Brooke Street Pier in Hobart takes about 30 minutes.
Château de Fontainebleau — Fontainebleau, France
The château is closed every Tuesday and on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. It opens 9:30 am to 5 pm from October to March (last entry 4:15 pm) and to 6 pm from April to September (last entry 5:15 pm).
Musée Matisse — Nice, France
The Musée Matisse is closed every Tuesday and on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May and 25 December. It is also closed from 29 September to 20 October 2026 while an exhibition is installed.
Mucem — Marseille, France
The Mucem is closed every Tuesday, and on 1 May and 25 December.
Historic Green Vault — Dresden, Germany
The Historic Green Vault admits visitors at set times with limited capacity, and tickets are best bought ahead. It is open 10 am to 5 pm (Fridays to 7 pm) and closed on Tuesdays.
Tuesday to Thursday in winter
Teshima Art Museum — Teshima, Japan
From 1 March to 30 November the museum is closed on Tuesdays; from 1 December to the end of February it is closed Tuesday to Thursday, with changes around holidays. Visits are reserved online.
Hong Kong Palace Museum — Hong Kong
The museum is closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays) and the first two days of the Lunar New Year. It opens 10 am to 6 pm, to 8 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays, and ticket sales stop an hour before closing.
Closed on Wednesdays
Windsor Castle — Windsor, United Kingdom
Windsor Castle opens Thursday to Monday and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. As a working royal palace, the whole castle or the State Apartments can also close at short notice.
until 30 June 2027
Mona — Tasmania, Australia
Mona opens Thursday to Monday, 10 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 30 June 2027. The ferry from Brooke Street Pier in Hobart takes about 30 minutes.
Museum of Islamic Art — Doha, Qatar
The museum is closed on Wednesdays. It opens 9 am to 7 pm on Saturday to Tuesday, 9 am to 9 pm on Thursday, and only 1:30 to 7 pm on Friday. MIA Park stays open.
Closed on Fridays
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — Hanoi, Vietnam
The mausoleum opens only on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings (from 7:30 to 10:30 am from April to October, 8 to 11 am from November to March, a little later at weekends). It is closed on Mondays and Fridays, and is closed for a period each year for maintenance.
Closed on Saturdays
and Jewish holidays
Jewish Museum in Prague — Prague, Czechia
The museum's synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery are closed every Saturday and on Jewish holidays (Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah). The Old-New Synagogue is run by the Jewish Community and usually closes an hour before the start of Shabbat.
Yad Vashem — Jerusalem, Israel
Entry is free but visitors must register online in advance. It is closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, and hours vary by day: Sunday and Wednesday 9 am–4 pm, Tuesday 9 am–2 pm, Monday and Thursday 9 am–7 pm, Friday and holiday eves 9 am–1 pm.
Closed on Sundays
except the last Sunday, free
Vatican Museums — Rome, Italy
The museums close on Sundays, except the last Sunday of each month, when entry is free from 9:00 to 14:00 (last entry 12:30), unless it falls on Easter Sunday or 29 June. They also close 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.
Plan the days around them
RTour plans the route, the nights in each place and a day-by-day schedule, and works out every leg by train, car and plane.
Plan a tripRules like these change, sometimes at short notice. Confirm with the source before you book — RTour plans trips and does not sell tickets.