GREAT MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD: THE VATICAN MUSEUMS
The Vatican Museums are literally the public museums of the Vatican City. "They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments." The were founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century. The Sistine Chapel, with its ceiling and altar wall decorated by Michelangelo, and the Stanze di Raffaello (decorated by Raphael) are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums, considered among the most canonical and distinctive works of Western and European art. in this lecture, we explore other aspects of the Vatican Museums more often than missed on your Vatican Museums tour as you pushed along in the crowds.
Monday 29 September 2025 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC+10)
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