Safety a priority as Vatican Museums eyes reopening, official says

As Italian authorities prepare to slowly relax lockdown restrictions in the country, a Vatican City official said it will enact new measures and protocols to ensure the safety of visitors to the Vatican Museums. In an interview with Vatican News published on 9th May, Bishop Fernando Vergez Alzaga, secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican... Read More

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March 18, 2019

Worn marble steps of Holy Stairs to be uncovered for public to climb

For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public. For at least 40 days, people will be able to touch and climb the bare stones that, according to tradition,... Read More

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November 22, 2017

Vatican Museums launch joint art shows with China to further dialogue

As a gesture of openness, co-operation and “cultural diplomacy,” the Vatican Museums have organised two joint art exhibitions with China. “It is the first time ever the pope’s museums have organised an exhibit in the People’s Republic of China,” Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, told reporters at a Vatican news conference on Tuesday... Read More

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May 16, 2017

Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend

The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem. A two-part exhibition, one at the Vatican and the other at the Jewish Museum of... Read More

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