Pompeii Antiquarium closes from 4 November to 7 December

At Pompeii (Pompei), the Archaeological Park of Pompeii began a two-stage Antiquarium closure on 4 November 2026 for renovation and refurbishment of the exhibition spaces. The archaeological site is in Campania, Italy, and the change affects a museum visit during November and early December.

Pompeii Antiquarium closure runs until 7 December

The park announced the closure on 3 November 2026. From 4 to 22 November, three exhibition rooms - Living in Luxury, A fundamentis reficere and The Last Day - are closed to the public, while the rest of the exhibition remains open.

From 23 November to 7 December, the entire Antiquarium is closed while the works are completed. Only the upper-floor bookshop remains open. The lift continues to operate throughout the works and is available to visitors with reduced mobility, according to the park’s closure notice.

How the Antiquarium fits Pompeii’s ancient city

The Antiquarium provides an indoor exhibition stop within the wider archaeological park. Its three temporarily closed rooms address luxury, the rebuilding of spaces and the final day of the ancient city, linking the current refurbishment directly to material preserved at the site.

Pompeii was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. The remains were progressively excavated and opened to the public from the mid-eighteenth century, and UNESCO inscribed the Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata on the World Heritage List in 1997.

The UNESCO property includes the excavated ancient town, the Villa of the Mysteries and associated archaeological areas. The Pompeii section covers 44 hectares, according to the UNESCO World Heritage entry. That scale matters for planning: the Antiquarium closure removes selected indoor displays, but it does not announce the closure of the wider excavated town.

What the two closure phases mean for a visit

The first phase allows visitors to see the remainder of the Antiquarium from 4 to 22 November, but not the three named rooms. The second phase changes the museum experience more substantially from 23 November to 7 December, when only the upper-floor bookshop is open.

The announcement concerns the Antiquarium rather than every attraction in the archaeological park. Travellers planning a visit should therefore treat the museum as a changing part of the route and check the park’s current access information before relying on an itinerary that places the Antiquarium at its centre.

Visiting Pompeii: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The temporary closure runs from 4 to 22 November 2026 in its partial phase and from 23 November to 7 December 2026 in its full phase.
• During the first phase, Living in Luxury, A fundamentis reficere and The Last Day are closed; during the second, the entire Antiquarium is closed except for the upper-floor bookshop. The lift remains in operation.
• The archaeological park is in Campania, in southern Italy, and the World Heritage property includes Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata.
• The excavated Pompeii section covers 44 hectares and includes streets, houses, public buildings and open archaeological areas beyond the Antiquarium.

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Frequently asked questions about Pompeii

What has changed at Pompeii?

The Antiquarium entered a two-stage closure on 4 November 2026 for renovation and refurbishment. Three rooms are closed until 22 November, followed by full museum closure from 23 November to 7 December.

Where is Pompeii and how do you get there?

Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, within the archaeological areas associated with Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata. The World Heritage property was inscribed in 1997.

What is Pompeii?

Pompeii is an ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Its excavated section covers 44 hectares and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage property.