{"id":6022,"date":"2012-02-21T15:13:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T20:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?page_id=6022"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:59:41","slug":"hours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/visit\/hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2012\/02\/Olin-image-of-Museum-408x500.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior of Bates Museum of Art\" class=\"wp-image-6062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2012\/02\/Olin-image-of-Museum-408x500.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2012\/02\/Olin-image-of-Museum-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2012\/02\/Olin-image-of-Museum.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The museum is open with free admission year-round, closing periodically to change exhibitions; please check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exhibitions page<\/a> when planning your visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June through August: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday &#8211; Saturday, 10:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday: CLOSED<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September through May: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday and Wednesdays, 10 AM &#8211; 7:30 PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10AM &#8211; 5PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday: CLOSED<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The museum will be closed on the following days in 2025 and 2026*:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thanksgiving Break \u2013 Thursday, November 27, 2025 and Friday, November 28, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter Break \u2013 Wednesday, December 24, 2025 to Friday, January 2, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Closed for Change of Exhibition: Monday, March 23 &#8211; Thursday, April 9, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorial Day \u2013 Monday, May 25, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Closed for Change of Exhibition: Monday, June 1 &#8211; Thursday, June 11, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juneteenth \u2013 Friday, June 19, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independence Day \u2013 Saturday, July 4, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor Day \u2013 Monday, September, 7, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanksgiving Break \u2013 Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter Break &#8211; Thursday, December 24, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>Closure dates subject to updates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum is also occasionally open special hours, and by appointment. 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