Temporary Closure

• Announcement on the Orderly Reopening of the Palace Museum from 1 May 2020

  Dear Visitors,In accordance with the current epidemic prevention and control situation in Beijing, the Palace Museum will open certain visiting areas in an orde

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  Important Notice on Closure of the Palace Museum

  In line of the current efforts to contain the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia, in order to avoid cross-infection, the Palace Museum will be closed until

• Temporary Closure of the Forbidden City Walls

  In accordance with the arrangements made based on the Forbidden City Wall Research and Conservation Project, in 2020, the city walls will be comprehensively mon

• Shortened Opening Hours on 14 and 15 September

  The Palace Museum opens from 8:30 to 16:00 with the last ticket sold at 15:00 and last entry at 15:10 on 14 and 15 September 2019 due to full rehearsal of the e

• Temporary Closure

  Due to work needs and arrangement, the Palace Museum will be temporarily closed to the public from September 21 to October 1, 2019.We apologize for any inconve

• The Digital Gallery Temporarily Closed from 2 July 2019

  For optimal visitor experience, the Palace Museum's Digital Gallery at the Gate of Correct Deportment (Duan men) is temporarily closed for maintenance until fur

• Temporary Closure

  The wood boardwalk along the city walls between south of the Gate of East Prosperity (Donghua men) to the east of the Meridian Gate (Wu men) is closed for maintenance...

• The Furniture Gallery Temporarily Closed for Maintenance on 5 June 2019

  The Furniture Gallery at the South Storehouses will be temporarily closed on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 for maintenance. Visit resumes on 6 June 2019.Apologies for

• The Furniture Gallery Temporarily Closed on 5 May for Power Overhaul

  The Furniture Gallery at South Storehouses will be closed on 5 May 2019 for power overhaul. The Corner Tower Café, the Corner Tower Restaurant and the Mu

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  The Furniture Gallery Temporarily Closed on 28 April for Power Overhaul

  The Furniture Gallery at South Storehouses will be closed on 28 April 2019 for power overhaul. Visit resumes on 30 April. The Corner Tower Café, the Corn

• The Furniture Gallery Temporarily Closed for Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance

  The Furniture Gallery will be temporarily closed for one day on Friday, 12 April 2019 for infrastructure inspection and maintenance

• The Palace of Heavenly Purity Area Temporarily Closed for Exhibition Installation

  The Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing gong) area is closed on 16 and 18 January 2019 for installation of exterior exhibits.We apologize for the inconvenience

• Two-Day Closure and Relocation: The Gallery of Clocks

  In accordance with the Museum's exhibition planning, the Hall for Ancestral Worship (Fengxian dian), currently hosting the Gallery of Clocks, will be converted

• The exhibition of East Prosperity Gate and the east and south corner watchtower Temporarily Closed

  East Prosperity Gate (Donghua men) and the east and south corner watchtower (jiao lou) will be closed for exhibition upgrade from 8 October 2018 to November 201

• Part of the Bronze Gallery Temporarily Closed until Further Notice

  From 21 June 2018, the Bronze Gallery rooms at the Palace of Eternal Peace (Yonghe gong) is temporarily closed until further notice for exhibition installation. Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused. 

• Gate towers and walls of the Palace Museum temporarily closed from 2 March 2018

  Gate towers and walls of the Meridian Gate (Wu men), East Prosperity Gate (Donghua men) and Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu men) of the Palace Museum are to be t

• Part of the Treasure Gallery Temporarily Closed from 24 February 2018

   Galleries at the western corridor rooms flanking the Hall of Imperial Supremacy (Huangji dian), which form part of the Treasure Gallery, will be closed for exhibition upgrade from 24 February 2018. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 

• The Hall of Literary Brilliance Temporarily Closed from December 18

  The Hall of Literary Brilliance will be temporarily closed from December 18 for upgrade. The Ceramics Gallery that is located in this hall will be on display until December 17. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

• The Sculpture Gallery Temporarily Closed from November 14 to December 10

  As the architectural renovation project moves on, the Sculpture Gallery is temporarily closed from November 14 to December 10. Apologies for the inconvenience c

• The Bower of the Ancient Catalpa (Guhua xuan)

  The Bower of the Ancient Catalpa (Guhua xuan), located in the Qianlong Garden (Ningshou gong huayuan), is to be temporarily closed for ma

• Hall of the Supreme Principle (Taiji dian)

  Due to heating facilities upgrade, the Hall of the Supreme Principle (Taiji dian) is temporarily closed from July 30 to October 1st. Apologies for the inconvenience it may cause you.

• Hall of Spiritual Cultivation (Yangxing dian)

  Due to the concervation project of the exhibits displayed in the Hall of Spiritual Cultivation (<i>Yangxing dian</i>), the hall is temporarily closed from 18 O

• Palace of Eternal Spring (Changchun gong) and Hall of Manifest Origin (Tiyuan dian)

  As the architectural renovation project moves on, curretly the Palace of Eternal Spring (Changchun gong) and Hall of Manifest Origin (<i>Tiyuan dian</i>) in the Aera o

• Hall of Mental Cultivation (Yangxin dian)

  The Hall of Mental Cultivation (Yangxin dian) and its adjacent area close from 8 October 2015 for renovation.

• Corridor rooms to the south of the Belvedere of Spreading Righteousness (Hongyi Ge)

  Corridor rooms to the south of the Belvedere of Spreading Righteousness (Hongyi ge), housing the exhibition Weapons of the Qing Dynasty, is temporarily closed for reinstallation.