Jewish Holy Days & Public Holidays – Museum Hours for 2016
| Date | Public Holidays & Jewish Holy Days | Museum Hours | Office Hours |
| Friday, 1 Jan 2016 | New Year’s Day | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 25 Jan 2016 | Tu BiShvat | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Tuesday, 26 Jan 2016 | Australia Day | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 14 Mar 2016 | Labour Day | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 | Fast of Esther | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Thursday, 24 Mar 2016 | Purim | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Friday, 25 Mar 2016 | Good Friday | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 28 Mar 2016 | Easter Monday | 12:00 – 4:00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Friday, 22 Apr 2016 | Erev Pesach | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Saturday, 23 Apr 2016 | Shabbat First Day of Pesach | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 24 Apr 2016 | Second Day of Pesach | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 25 Apr 2016 | Anzac Day | 12:00 – 4:00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Thursday, 28 Apr 2016 | Erev Seventh day Pesach | 10.00am – 2.00pm | OFFICE CLOSES 2pm |
| Friday, 29 Apr 2016 | Seventh day Pesach | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Saturday, 30 Apr 2016 | Shabbat Last day of Pesach | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Thursday, 5 May 2016 | Yom HaShoah | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Wednesday, 11 May 2016 | Yom Hazikaron | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | Yom Ha’atzmaut | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Thursday, 26 May 2016 | Lag Ba’Omer | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Sunday, 5 Jun 2016 | Yom Yerushalaym | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Saturday, 11 Jun 2016 | Shabbat / Erev Shavuot | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 12 Jun 2016 | First day Shavuot | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 13 Jun 2016 | Second day Shavuot / Queen’s Birthday | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 24 Jul 2016 | Fast of 17 Tammuz | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Saturday, 13 Aug 2016 | Erev Tishah B’Av | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 14 Aug 2016 | Tishah B’Av | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 2 Oct 2016 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 3 Oct 2016 | First day Rosh Hashanah | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Tuesday, 4 Oct 2016 | Second day Rosh Hashanah | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Wednesday, 5 Oct 2016 | Fast of Gedaliah | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE OPEN |
| Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016 | Erev Yom Kippur | 10am – 1.00pm | OFFICE CLOSES 1pm |
| Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016 | Yom Kippur | MUSEUM CLOSED | MUSEUM CLOSED |
| Sunday, 16 Oct 2016 | Erev Sukkot | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 17 Oct 2016 | First day Sukkot | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016 | Second day Sukkot | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 23 Oct 2016 | Erev Shmini Atzeret | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 24 Oct 2016 | Shmini Atzeret / Erev Simchat Torah | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016 | Simchat Torah | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016 | Melbourne Cup Day | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Saturday, 24 Dec 2016 | Erev Chanukah | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 25 Dec 2016 | Chanukah Day 1 | MUSEUM OPEN | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 25 Dec 2016 | Christmas Day | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Monday, 26 Dec 2016 | Boxing Day | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Tuesday, 27 Dec 2016 | Christmas Day substituted | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Saturday, 31 Dec 2016 | New Year’s Eve | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 1 Jan 2017 | Chanukah ends tonight | MUSEUM CLOSED | OFFICE CLOSED |
| Sunday, 1 Jan 2017 | New Year’s Day | 12.00pm – 4.00pm | OFFICE CLOSED |
The administration will be closed to the public from Thursday, 24 December 2015 to Friday, 15 January 2016.
Guides, please note: Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, 8 May, Father’s Day falls on Sunday 4 September, and the end-of-year Centre Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 20 December