Gallerie d’Italia openings for the December Holidays, New Year’s Eve, and the First Sunday of the Month: Dates, Hours, and Free Admission

During the month of December and the holiday season, the Gallerie d’Italia offer special openings and opportunities to visit exhibitions and cultural initiatives at their venues in Milan, Naples, Turin, and Vicenza.

All four venues offer free admission on Sunday, December 7, and exceptionally also on Monday, December 8.
Extraordinary openings with standard admission apply on Monday, December 29, and January 5, 2026.
The museums are regularly open on December 26 and January 6, 2026.
Please check the opening hours of each venue.

On December 7, 2025, and January 4, 2026, as on every first Sunday of the month, admission is free at all Gallerie d’Italia venues, as well as at the Ivan Bruschi House Museum of Antiques in Arezzo and the Galleria di Palazzo degli Alberti in Prato.

Extraordinary free admission is also available on Monday, December 8.
 

The Milan venue will follow its regular opening hours during the holiday period, with the following exceptions:

• Sunday, December 7 – Free admission, open from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm (last admission at 1:00 pm)

• Monday, December 8 – Extraordinary free opening from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:30 pm)

• Wednesday, December 24 – Open from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:00 pm)

• Thursday, December 25 – Closed

• Friday, December 26 – Open from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:30 pm)

• Monday, December 29 – Extraordinary opening from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:30 pm)

• Wednesday, December 31 – Open from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:00 pm)

• Thursday, January 1, 2026 – Open from 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm (last admission at 9:30 pm)

• Monday, January 5 – Extraordinary opening from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:30 pm)

• Tuesday, January 6 – Open from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:30 pm)

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The Naples venue will follow its regular opening hours during the holiday period, with the following exceptions:

• Monday, December 8 – Extraordinary free opening from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

• Wednesday, December 24 – Open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (last admission at 4:00 pm)

• Thursday, December 25 – Closed

• From December 26, 2025, to January 6, 2026, unless otherwise specified, extended opening hours from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (last admission at 7:00 pm)

• Monday, December 29 – Extraordinary opening from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (last admission at 7:00 pm)

• Wednesday, December 31 – Open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (last admission at 2:00 pm)

• Thursday, January 1, 2026 – Extended opening hours from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (last admission at 7:00 pm)

• Monday, January 5 – Extraordinary opening from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (last admission at 7:00 pm)

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The Turin venue will follow its regular opening hours during the holiday period, with the following exceptions:

• Monday, December 8 – Extraordinary free opening from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

• Wednesday, December 24 – Open from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 4:30 pm)

• Thursday, December 25 – Closed

• Monday, December 29 – Extraordinary opening from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

• Wednesday, December 31 – Open from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm (last admission at 2:00 pm)

• Thursday, January 1, 2026 – Open from 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

• Monday, January 5 – Extraordinary opening from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

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The Vicenza venue will follow its regular opening hours during the holiday period, with the following exceptions:

• Monday, December 8 – Extraordinary free opening from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:30 pm)

• Wednesday, December 24 – Open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (last admission at 2:30 pm)

• Thursday, December 25 – Closed

• Monday, December 29 – Extraordinary opening from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:30 pm)

• Wednesday, December 31 – Open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (last admission at 2:30 pm)

• Thursday, January 1, 2026 – Open from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm (last admission at 6:30 pm)

• Monday, January 5 – Extraordinary opening from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:30 pm)

Discover the many family-friendly activities scheduled at  Gallerie d’Italia - Vicenza.

Plan your visit

For December and January, Gallerie d’Italia offers a full calendar of exhibitions combining art, photography, and contemporary thematic projects. It’s an opportunity to explore new visual narratives and deepen the dialogue between past and present through high-quality exhibitions.

Current Exhibition

• Eterno e visione. Roma e Milano: Capitali del Neoclassicismo – A major exhibition exploring the dialogue between the two cities through art, architecture, and Neoclassical heritage.
   

Current exhibition

• Donne nella Napoli spagnola. Un altro Seicento: A journey through the city told through stories, symbols, and female representations in the seventeenth century.

Special December and January Events

• SOUND | È aperto a tutti quanti. A Christmas Carol: Concert series from December 6, 2025, to January 6, 2026.
  All concerts are free, with admission until full capacity.
   

Current Exhibitions

• Jeff Wall. Photographs: An exhibition dedicated to one of the great masters of contemporary photography.

• Riccardo Ghilardi. Piano sequenza la Mole: A visual narrative engaging with Turin and its iconic architecture.

• Barocci. La Madonna delle ciliegie: A masterpiece from the Vatican Museums, part of the “L’Ospite illustre” series, on view from December 10 at 2:30 pm.
   

Current Exhibitions

• Cristina Mittermeier. A greater wisdom: Showcasing, through powerful images, the deep connection between indigenous communities, nature, and ecosystem protection.

• CERAMICS AND CLOUDS. What ancient Greek ceramics tell us about ourselves: Ancient Greek ceramics reflect universal and contemporary themes, revealing what they still tell us about ourselves today.

Also discover the opening hours and special openings of other Intesa Sanpaolo museums, and visit the exhibition "Restituzioni 2025" Restituzioni 2025” in Rome.

In Prato, the Galleria di Palazzo degli Alberti houses works of great significance for the city, including pieces by Caravaggio, Giovanni Bellini, Filippo Lippi, Puccio di Simone, and several sculptures by Lorenzo Bartolini, a 19th-century artist from Prato. The gallery is open every Sunday with free admission, and during the holiday period special openings are scheduled on the following dates:

• Monday, December 8 – Special opening from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

• Tuesday, January 6 – Special opening from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm)

   

In Arezzo, the Casa Museo dell’Antiquariato Ivan Bruschi, home to the collection of the distinguished antiquarian from Arezzo, will observe the following opening hours during the holiday period:

• Monday, December 8 – Special opening from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:00 pm)

• Wednesday, December 24 – Open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (last admission at 4:00 pm)

• Monday, December 29 – Special opening from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:00 pm)

• Wednesday, December 31 – Open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (last admission at 4:00 pm)

• Monday, January 5 – Special opening from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:00 pm)

To learn more about the current exhibition, click here.

Also visit the exhibition "Restituzioni 2025" at Palazzo Esposizioni Roma, the concluding exhibition of the 20th Edition of Restituzioni, a programme dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of Italy’s artistic heritage, carried out by Intesa Sanpaolo for over thirty-six years in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture.

Find opening hours on the Palazzo Esposizioni Roma website.