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From 1st of July the Civic Museums will observe the usual opening times, from Tuesday to Sunday, remaining closed every Monday.

The Civic Art gallery of Palazzo Chiericati, the Church of Santa Corona and the Olympic Theatre will be open from 10.00 to 18.00.

The Natural History and Archaeological Museum and The Risorgimento and Resistance Museum will be open from 10.00 to 14.00.

Except for the Risorgimento and Resistance Museum whose admission is free of charge, all admission fees and forms of ticketing will be restored for the museums.

Last admission to the museums: 30 min before closure.

By purchasing the ticket, the Olympic Theatre provides a free show of lights and music called POP - Palladio Olympic Project “Son et Lumière” at 10.30, 11.30, 14.30, 15.30, 16.30, 17.30 (Tue – Sun). The show was conceived by Alessandro Baricco and Scuola Holden and will last approximately 10 minutes.

The Palladian Basilica will be open from Friday to Sunday until the 31 July, 10 – 16. The Café on the terrace will be open 19 – 01 on Fridays and Saturdays and 18.30 – 23 on Sundays. The Tourist and Ticket office inside the Palladian Basilica will be open from Friday to Sunday, 10 – 16.

TICKET & INFORMATION OFFICES:

TICKET OFFICE in Piazza Matteotti: open every day, 9 – 18
TICKET OFFICE inside the Palladian Basilica: open from Friday to Sunday, 10 - 16

GROUPS:

From 1st July guided visits are allowed, with a maximum of 20 participants for each visit. Reservations are mandatory for groups of more than 10 participants, as per usual, by writing an email to booking@comune.vicenza.it (reservation fee: 10 € per group).

In all museum locations the entrance will be guaranteed in compliance with the safety standards. Visitors must wear masks and use hand sanitizer (which is also available inside the place). Social distancing of at least 1 metre must be respected. The body temperature will be measured at the entrance of every site: if 37,5° is exceeded, access will be denied.