Museums
Papal Basilicas
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Musical Masterpieces
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With the new series of concerts, Che c'è di Bello?, beginning on Friday 11 May, the night openings of the Vatican Museums bring back to the fore the fruitful union between art and music, offering privileged evening visitors a co-ordinated programme of five musical concerts performed by the most talented students of the Conservatory of Frosinone. [More]
"Che c'è di Bello?"- programme 2012  |
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Young botanists in the Pope's Gardens
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The "green heart" of the Vatican is being opened from today onwards to schoolchildren with a new animated educational tour. Equipped with ecological notebook, the tyro botanists will be able, in a playful way, to access the history, symbols and aromas of the Vatican Gardens, and admire their centuries-old trees, exotic plants, historic buildings and no less than 100 fountains. A unique experience in one of the most beautiful open-air laboratories in the world! [More]
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Greetings from the Director
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Dear Visitors, firstly, a cordial welcome from the Director of the Vatican Museums. Second, you are entering into one of the most important sites for the history of human... [Continues]
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- Virtual online Tour of the Vatican Museums (explore the Sistine Chapel)
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On the 17 April, at 4.00 pm, the Ufficio di Sovrintendenza ai Beni Architettonici of the Vatican Museums is presenting the 3rd Conference on the Architectural Heritage. Focus of the meeting, chaired by Prof. Nicoletta Marconi, will be the role of the Fabbrica di San Pietro in the practice of restoration between the 17th and 19th century. [More]
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New Publication
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"PENSIERI D'ARTE. Dentro e fuori i Musei Vaticani" is the title of the new book by the Director of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, published by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Edited by Paola Di Giammaria, the volume comprises a series of articles that first appeared in the Holy See's daily, L'Osservatore Romano, between 2008 and 2011. Introduction by Antonio Paolucci 
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Important restorations
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The Room of the Immaculate, decorated with a cycle of frescoes by Francesco Podesti, is located in the Borgia Tower next to the Raphael's Rooms. |
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The restoration of the Bernini Angels for the Cathedra and the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica is underway in the "open laboratory". |
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Everyday thousands of tourists walk through the evocative Room of the Tributes as they leave the Sistine Chapel. |
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