Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Rome Friday evenings, May 4th to July 13th and September 7th to 26th October 2012 Late opening, 19.00 – 23.00 An unusual opportunity to visit the Vatican and Sistine Chapel by night. Every Friday evening between May 4th and July 13th and then from the 7th of September until the [...]
Lux in arcana – the Vatican secret archives revealed
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
‘Lux in arcana – The Vatican Secret Archives reveals itself’ Rome, Capitoline Museums, 1st March – September 2012 ** Update, March 30th 2012 – we are now offering private guided tours of this remarkable exhibition The title of this momentous exhibition is self-explanatory – this exhibition will see more than 100 unique documents leaving the [...]
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel by night
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Rome Friday evenings, May 6th to July 15th 2011 and September 2nd to 28th October Late opening, 19.00 – 23.00 An unusual opportunity to visit the Vatican and Sistine Chapel by night. Every Friday evening between May 6th and July 15th 2011 (**update – and now from the 2nd of [...]
Vatican Museums late night opening, beatification John Paul II
March 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
To mark the beatification of the venerabile Servo di Dio Giovanni Paolo II on the 1st of May 2011, the Vatican Museums will stay open between 19.00 and 24.00 on the 26th to the 29th of April and on the 2nd of May (last entrance at 22.00). These extra special nighttime openings will also see [...]
The Vatican 2011 – Easter and the beatification of Pope John Paul II
March 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Take a late Easter, add the May Day National Holiday and stir. Result? A very full Rome. Add in the beatification of an extraordinarily popular Pope, sprinkle on the resultant 750,000 Polish visitors that are expected, then stand back and see a city so full that 2 star hotel rooms have alledgedly been trading at [...]
Vatican visitors – rules and regulations
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We recently posted the updated rules and regulations for visiting the Uffizi Gallery, now it’s time to see the updated rules for visitors to the Vatican (museums and Sistine Chapel). As with the Uffizi list, much of this may seem common sense – some points, however, are less obvious, so here below is a list [...]
Bernini models at the Vatican – a ‘living’ restoration
November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Officially inaugurated earlier this month, the Vatican (at the Pinacoteca) have created a ‘transparent workshop’ where visitors can see the actual restoration work being carried out on models (angels and saints) created by Bernini for the Altars of the Cathedra and the Blessed Sacrament in St. Peters. Information on the Vatican official site Tickets for [...]
Visiting St Peters tomb, the Vatican Necropolis (Scavi)
October 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tickitaly can reserve your tickets for the Vatican. But not for the Scavi Tour. Read on. As with requests to take part in a Papal Audience, gaining a place on a Scavi tour also takes some faith. And patience. But that seems only right. There is slight confusion as to how often the tours run, [...]
How to take part in a Papal Audience at the Vatican
October 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
You cannot organise taking part in a Papal Audience online … no email, just nice old fashioned post or yesterday’s technology, fax. Neither does it cost anything. To quote from the Vatican’s own site, then: Important Notice: TICKETS ARE ENTIRELY FREE and can be picked up at the ticket office located just inside the Bronze [...]
Sistine Chapel – pollution and conservation
September 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
First it was: (ANSA) – Vatican City, September 3 – The level of atmospheric pollution in the Sistine Chapel is too high and the masses who walk through it each day threaten the priceless art there, the director of the Vatican Museums said Friday. [link] Then, a few days later: Paolucci recently said the levels [...]
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