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 during summer 2024
Sunday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Library closure note
Kindly note that the NVIC library will be closed from Thursday, the 1st of August until Saturday the 10th of August 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.