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How To Visit The Vatican Museum For The First Time (And Mistakes To Avoid)

Right or wrong, best or worst – they’re opinions, subjective and open to interpretation. But when it comes to talking about our two experiences visiting the Vatican Museum on different trips to Rome, ...
Artnet

Want to See Michelangelo Again? The Vatican Museums Are Reopening Next Week, But You’ll Need a Mask and Temp Check to Enter

What will reopening look like for the Vatican Museums, which have been closed since March 9? Mandatory face masks, temperature checks at entry, and strict social distancing requirements. As Italy, one ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Hall of Raphael Frescoes Where the Pope Lives at the Vatican Is Getting a Much-Needed Restoration With the Help of Lasers

Conservators will spend the next five years cleaning and retouching the Renaissance frescoes, which date back to the early 16th century ...
National Catholic Register

Vatican Museums Announce New Hours, Ticket Price, and Entrance

The Vatican Museums have announced a series of novelties beginning both this month and after the new year, in anticipation of the 2025 Jubilee Year. Beginning Nov. 17, the Vatican Museums will open an ...
Artnet

Shocking Images of Packed Galleries at the Vatican Museums Suggest the Holy Institution Isn’t Following Its Own Health Regulations

The Vatican Museums are under fire for allegedly not enforcing social-distancing rules since reopening to the public this month. “It was hellish,” wrote one Trip Advisor reviewer. “[There was an] ...
National Catholic Register

Vatican Museums Unveils ‘Iconic Statue’ Apollo Belvedere After Years of Restoration Work

The restoration of Apollo Belvedere faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the ...
Wall Street Journal

Pope Francis Names New Female Director of Vatican Museums

ROME—The Vatican Museums, one of the world’s pre-eminent art collections, announced Tuesday that Barbara Jatta, an Italian art historian and longtime Vatican official, will become its new director, ...