Galleria Borghese opening hours (and the park’s)
How the shifts work
Entry is not a door you walk through when you arrive. Shifts begin on the hour, you are admitted with the 180 people booked into yours, and the visit runs two hours from there. The 5:45 p.m. entrance is the last of the day and does not follow the two-hour pattern; it is also the cheapest ticket, at €11 plus the €2 reservation fee against the usual €16 plus €2.
Mondays
Closed. No exceptions worth planning around. The park is open, free and directly outside, which makes Monday a perfectly good day to be in this corner of Rome as long as you were not counting on the museum — the two are separate places, as villa versus galleria sets out.
Hours tell you when the building is open. They do not tell you when you can get in: with 180 places per shift, availability runs out long before the clock does. See booking ahead.
Park hours
Dawn to dusk, daily, free, no gate. That is the whole answer, and it does not change with the season in any way you need to plan for.
Find a shift that is still open
Timed entry with an optional audio guide, €35. It costs more than the museum’s €18 and it frequently has hours the official calendar does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time does the Galleria Borghese close?
7 p.m., with the last entrance at 5:45 p.m. and the doors shut entirely on Mondays. The park outside runs dawn to dusk every day — two places, two timetables.
Is the Borghese Gallery open on Sunday?
Yes, Tuesday to Sunday. The first Sunday of the month is a free-admission day at Italian state museums, and still needs a reservation — see free Sundays.
What time should I book my slot for?
Shifts start hourly from 9 a.m.; the 5:45 p.m. entrance is the cheapest. Which suits you depends on the rest of your day — the best time to visit weighs it up.