Monday closing
Most Italian state museums close on Monday, including the Borghese Gallery and the Capitoline Museums, while the Vatican Museums close on Sunday instead. Archaeological parks such as the Colosseum open every day.
Example
A Monday in Rome is the day for the Colosseum, the Pantheon and Ostia Antica, and a Sunday is the day to stay out of the Vatican unless it is the free last Sunday.
Sources: museivaticani.va
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