[2][4][5] The film opens with the words "CLOSED MONDAYS" written in white against a black background, filling the screen.
As he shuffles through the gallery, a small abstract sculpture is transformed, imitating the man behind his back before returning to its original shape without his noticing.
The drunk sees a picture of colorful musical notes that form a circle around a jagged shape resembling a red staircase.
The sculpture begins speaking rapidly, telling that it is a "replica of the model 505 type P electro brain," claiming to be far superior to its creators, and carries out its "infinite mutation" program.
The computer begins to stutter as it tries to announce that it has a short circuit and an error before changing into a talking globe, a talking apple, a colorful bust of Albert Einstein, a television, and then a hand with smaller hands at the end of each of the fingers before entirely melting down into a shapeless mass of clay.
[7] The short film was also included in a video compilation called Academy Award Winners - Animated Short Films (1985), released by Vestron Video,[8] albeit altered somewhat; the sign outside the museum at the beginning leaves out the words "Usual Crap", and the drunk, after seeing the first painting briefly come to life, mutters: "What the...?!"
Closed Mondays was featured in the program of the Romanian international animation film festival, "anim'est" (2012), as part of the "Classics" category.