Opening hours
Office hours
Please note that you need to make an appointment to enter the Institute. To make an appointment you can email us on info@nvic.leidenuniv.nl.
Library opening hours, spring 2024
| Sunday | 9 am - 4 pm |
| Monday | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Tuesday | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Wednesday | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am - 4 pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
Kindly note that the library will exceptionally close at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, 23 April 2024.
Official Holidays in 2024
The institute will be closed from Sunday 24 December 2023 up until and including Monday, 1 January 2024.
January
| 1 | New Year | العام الجديد | Monday |
| 7 | Coptic Christmas | عيد الميلاد المجيد | Sunday |
| 25 | 25 January Revolution day | ثورة 25 يناير | Thursday |
April
| *9-11 | Eid el-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Tues/Thu |
| 25 | Sinai Liberation day | عيد تحريرسيناء | Thursday |
| 27 | King's day | عيد ميلاد الملك | Saturday |
May
| 2 | Labour day | عيد العمال | Thursday |
| 5-9 | Coptic Easter+Sham el-Nessim | عيد القيامة +شم النسيم للأقباط | Sunday/Thursday |
June
| *16-20 | Eid el-Adha | عيد الأضحى | Sun/Thu |
July
| 4 | 30th June Revolution | ثورة ٣٠ يونيو | Thursday |
| *11 | Islamic New Year | رأس السنة الهجرية | Thursday |
| 26 | Revolution day (national day) | ثورة يوليو (اليوم الوطني) | Thursday |
September
| *19 | Birthday of the Prophet | المولد النبوي الشريف | Thursday |
October
| 10 | Victory day | نصر اكتوبر | Thursday |
December
| 25 | Christmas | عيد الميلاد | Wednesday |
The institute will be closed from Sunday 22 December 2024
up until and including Wednesday, 1 January 2025.
* Islamic holidays are subject to change
الاعياد الاسلامية عرضة للتغير حسب مواقع الهلال
*Official holidays depend on last-minute decisions of the government. So, this list is subject to change.
الاعياد الرسمية تعتمد على قرارات الحكومة. لذلك، هذه القائمة عرضة للتغيير.