These are the hours when there are staff in the office who are able to answer phone calls. If you have some questions or would like to book a visit over the phone, these are the best times to do it.
| Day | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Office Closed | |
| Monday | 10:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 10:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Office Closed | |
PARI is closed on the following national holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independance Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. PARI may be closed or have limited hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, the day after Thansgiving, and Christmas Eve.
This is when guests can stop by to see the museum and experience other things at PARI so long as a private event or certain types of maintenance or research tasks are not occurring.
Please note that we cannot guarantee entry to any guests who do not make an appointment. Unless
you are coming to an event on our calendar and have reserved a
spot or purchased tickets, when applicable, we strongly recommend calling ahead before you visit during
these times.
*Due to overwhelming demand and the need to set aside resources for our summer camps, we are
currently unable to accommodate any additional visit requests for July of 2026. We can take requests for
August, and will be adding August public events to our calendar in mid July.
| Day | Open | Last Visitors Admitted |
Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed | ||
| Monday | 10:00 am | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:00 am | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00 am | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 10:00 am | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:00 am | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
|
Some Saturdays Call ahead or check calendar |
10:00 am | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
When groups reserve the PARI site or facilities for a visit or event, we may not be open to the general public for normal museum and visitation during that time. Reservations that may cause us to limit public access include school field trips, scouting events, conferences, parties and weddings, summer camps, and private special events.
PARI may be closed to the public during some types of maintenance activities, research activities, or spacecraft communication or tracking work.
Jump to our Calendar for all of our upcoming events!
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