With the end of summer and the start of a new semester, several museums in Beijing have announced that they will end their extended summer opening hours and resume their weekly closure on Mondays. In addition, some buildings in several parks will also resume their Monday closure.

National Museum of China

According to the National Museum of China, starting from September 1, 2024 (Sunday), the museum will end its extended summer opening hours and resume its original opening hours.

The opening hours are from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:00), and closed on Mondays (except for statutory holidays). Visitors are advised to make reservations in advance and enter during their reserved time slot.

National Natural History Museum of China

With the end of summer vacation, the National Natural History Museum of China will resume its Monday closure starting from September.

Starting from September 2, 2024 (Monday), the museum will be closed on Mondays (except for statutory holidays) and open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Normal opening hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30).

Beijing Planetarium

Starting from September 1, 2024, the Beijing Planetarium will resume its opening hours from 9:00 to 16:30 (last ticket sold at 16:00) and be closed on Tuesdays (except for statutory holidays).

Xiangshan Museum of Founding of New China

Starting from September 1, 2024, the Xiangshan Museum of Founding of New China will end its extended summer opening hours and resume normal opening hours. The museum will be closed on Mondays and open from 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry at 16:00).

Beijing Art Museum

Starting from September 1, 2024, the Beijing Art Museum will resume its weekly closure on Mondays, and the extended summer opening hours on Fridays and Saturdays will end.Information about the September extended opening hours will be announced separately on the "Beijing Art Museum" WeChat official account.

Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum

As the summer of 2024 is coming to an end, the Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum will resume its Monday closure and regular opening hours from September 1, 2024. The policy of delayed opening on Fridays and Saturdays during the summer will also end on August 31. The specific adjustment time is as follows:

Closed on Mondays

Open from Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00 to 17:00 (ticket sales and entry stop at 16:30)

Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum

The Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum will resume its Monday closure from September 1, 2024. The opening hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 (entry stops at 16:30) every Tuesday to Sunday.

Kongmiao and Imperial College Museum

Since July, Kongmiao and Imperial College Museum have delayed their closure on some dates to meet the summer needs of visitors, and temporarily adjusted the Monday closure to Tuesday closure.

With the end of the summer, the museum will resume its original opening hours from September 1, 2024. The opening hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 (entry and ticket sales stop at 16:30, and the museum closes at 17:00) and closed on Mondays (except for holidays).

The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

As the summer is coming to an end, the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will resume its normal opening and closing hours from September 2, 2024 (Monday), closed on Mondays, and open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:30, with entry stopping at 16:00.

At the same time, to meet the needs of the majority of visitors, the delayed opening schedule for September 2024 is as follows:

The delayed opening dates are September 3 (Tuesday), September 18 (Wednesday), and September 30 (Monday). On the day of delayed opening, the opening hours will be extended from 9:00 to 18:00, and entry will stop at 17:30.

China National Film Museum

The China National Film Museum will end its staggered and delayed opening during the summer of 2024 and resume normal opening hours from September 1: closed on Mondays and open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Peak season opening hours (April 1 to October 31)

Exhibition area: Tuesday to Thursday: 9:00-17:00, last entry at 16:30, and closed at 17:00. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and national holidays are open until 19:00, with the Central Hall and first-floor exhibition hall open until 20:00.

Cinema: Except for Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays, the cinema is open until the last screening ends on other open days, and specific times can be checked through the China National Film Museum's WeChat official account.

Off-season opening hours (November 1 to March 31 of the following year)

Exhibition area: Tuesday to Friday, Sunday: 9:00-17:00, last entry at 16:00, and closed at 17:00. Saturdays and national holidays are open until 18:00, with the Central Hall and first-floor exhibition hall open until 19:00.

Cinema: Except for Saturdays and national holidays, the cinema is open until the last screening ends on other open days, and specific times can be checked through the China National Film Museum's WeChat official account.

If there are any temporary adjustments to the opening hours, they will be announced in advance through the China National Film Museum's WeChat official account.

The Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture

The Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture will resume its regular Monday closure (except for national holidays) from September 1. It will be open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 15:30).

The Summer Palace

As the summer is coming to an end and to strengthen the protection of cultural relics in the park, the Summer Palace, including Deheyuan, Foxiangge, Suzhou Street, and the Summer Palace Museum, will be closed on Mondays starting from September 1 (except for major holidays).

Temple of Heaven Park

To strengthen the maintenance and protection of cultural relics, starting from September 1, 2024, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Echo Wall, the Circular Mound Altar, the Hall of Abstinence, the North Kitchen for Sacrificial Offerings, and the North Animal-Slaughtering Pavilion in the ancient buildings of the Temple of Heaven Park will be closed on Mondays (except for national holidays).

Beijing Zoo

As the summer vacation is coming to an end and to strengthen the maintenance and protection of cultural relics, the Beijing Zoo will resume its Monday closure of the Changguan Tower from September 1 (except for major holidays), and it will be open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:00.

Beihai Park

Starting from September 1st, Yong'an Temple, Yilan Hall, Yuegu Tower, Huafang Studio, Jingxin Studio, Xitian Fange, Kuaixue Hall, Chanfu Temple, and Wannian Buddha Tower Site Scenic Area in Beihai Park will resume closing on Mondays. They will be open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8:00 to 18:00 (last entry at 17:30).

Xiangshan Park

Starting from September 1st, the eight revolutionary sites and Xiangshan Temple Scenic Area in Xiangshan Park will resume closing on Mondays (except for legal holidays). Among them, the eight revolutionary sites will be open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry at 16:00); Xiangshan Temple will be open from Monday to Sunday from 8:00 to 17:30 (last entry at 17:00).

Yuyuantan Park

In response to the end of summer and the decrease in visitor traffic, Yuhetang Cherry Blossom Exhibition Room in the park will resume closing on Mondays (except for major holidays) starting from September 1st to continue providing high-quality cultural and tourism services.

Jingshan Park

With the end of summer and the decrease in visitor traffic, in order to strengthen the maintenance and upkeep of the scenic spots, Shouhuang Palace, Guande Hall, Huguo Zhongyi Temple, and the Northwest Science Popularization House in Jingshan Park will resume closing on Mondays (except for major holidays) starting from September 1st.

National Botanical Garden

With the end of summer and the decrease in visitor traffic, in order to strengthen the protection of cultural relics and plant conservation, starting from September 1st, 2024, the Science Popularization Museum, Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall, Temple of the Reclining Buddha, and Bonsai Garden in the National Botanical Garden (North Garden) will resume closing on Mondays (except for legal holidays).

Zizhuyuan Park

With the end of summer and the decrease in visitor traffic, in order to strengthen the maintenance of exhibitions, Youxian Mountain Hall, Wenyue Tower, and other exhibition halls in Zizhuyuan Park will resume closing on Mondays (except for major holidays) starting from September 1st.