What are the opening and closing hours of the Palace Museum?

The opening and closing hours of the Palace Museum are as follows:

The Palace Museum is open all year round, and the opening hours will change according to the off-peak season. In case of legal holidays, the opening hours will be extended or shortened. The Palace Museum is closed all day on Monday except for legal holidays and summer holidays (July 4th to August 24th).

The peak season is open from April 1 to1October 3 1 every year;

Ticket sales and opening hours: 8:30.

Deadline for tickets (including watch hall and treasure hall): 16:00.

Closing time: 16: 10.

Customs clearance time: 17:00.

1October 1 1 to March 3 of the following year1Open in the off-season:

Ticket sales and opening hours: 8:30.

Deadline for tickets (including watch hall and treasure hall): 15:30.

Closing time: 15:40.

Customs clearance time: 16:30.

It was closed all day on Monday in order to make more space and time for the ongoing "Ping An Palace Museum" project of the Forbidden City, to timely inspect and maintain the ancient buildings and cultural relics of the Forbidden City, and to regularly maintain exhibition equipment and service facilities.

It is understood that closing the museum is the practice of most museums in this city, such as the National Museum, the Capital Museum, the Natural History Museum and other large museums, which are closed on Monday. The main reason is that ancient buildings and cultural relics are "fragile and delicate" and need regular maintenance. As far as the Forbidden City is concerned, the influx of a large number of passengers into ancient palaces will inevitably cause some damage to ancient buildings.