Museum Holiday Hours 2024

During the holiday season, museums make for an excellent family outing! With so many special exhibitions and festive events offered across a variety of institutions, there’s something to suit everyone. Make sure to look up your local museum Holiday hours in advance. Every museum is very different so make sure you find the specific place at the bottom to see their specific holiday schedule.

Jan 1New Year’s DaySundayClosed
Jan 16Martin Luther King DayMondayRegular Hours
Feb 20Presidents’ DayMondayRegular Hours
April 7Good FridayFridayRegular Hours
April 9EasterSundayRegular Hours
May 29Memorial DayMondayRegular Hours
Jul 4Independence DayTuesdayRegular Hours
Sep 4Labor DayMondayRegular Hours
Oct 9Columbus DayMondayRegular Hours
Nov 11Veterans DaySaturdayRegular Hours
Nov 22Day Before ThanksgivingWednesdayRegular Hours
Nov 23ThanksgivingThursdayClosed
Nov 24Black FridayFridayRegular Hours
Dec 24Christmas EveSundayRegular Hours
Dec 25Christmas DayMondayClosed
Dec 26Day after ChristmasTuesdayRegular Hours
Dec 31New Year’s EveSundayRegular Hours

List of Museums with Holiday Hours for 2024

Not every museum is going to have the same holiday schedule so make sure you find the specific destination below and see what their hours are for each holiday.

American Museum of Natural HistoryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art Institute of ChicagoThe Museum of Modern Art
NASA’s Kennedy Space CenterThe National World War II Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumUSS Midway Museum
The Getty CenterThe National 9/11 Memorial