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ROME – VISIT OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS WITH THE SISTINE CHAPEL

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Aerial view of the Vatican Museums
Aerial view of the Vatican Museums
Map of the Vatican Museums
Map of the Vatican Museums
Ceiling in the Vatican Museums
Ceiling in the Vatican Museums
"Cortile della Pigna" courtyard in Vatican Museums with Arnaldo Pomodoro's sculpture
The Gallery of maps
The Gallery of maps
Bust in the Gallery of maps
Bust in the Gallery of maps
Raphael's Rooms - The School of Athens
Raphael's Rooms - The School of Athens
Raphael's rooms - The fire in the Borgo
Raphael's rooms - The fire in the Borgo
The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel
The Last Judgement
The Last Judgement

2-HOUR VISIT OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS AND THE SISTINE CHAPEL


DURATION:

2 hours

PRICE:

Based on the number of participants

AVAILABILITY:

All-year-round

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

Expert English-speaking Guide (only for You) for the visit of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel

THE ENTRANCE FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED

ENTRANCE FEES:

ADMISSION FOR THE VATICAN MUSEUMS:

Single ticket

Full price: € 14.00
Reduced: € 8.00 (*)

We suggest You to reserve Your tickets in advance and then You can enjoy the visit without queue.
Booking charge is € 4.00 per ticket.

Free of charge:

  • On the last Sunday of each month; World Tourism Day (September 27)
  • Directors of museums, ministries or governmental organizations assigned to archelogical, artistic, artistic heritage preservation
  • Disabled (with 100% invalidity) and one companion each
  • Journalists authorized by the Direction of the Museums after clearance from the “Sala Stampa della Santa Sede”, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, the Foreign Press Association and the "Ordine Nazionale Italiano dei Giornalisti"
  • Holders of valid ICOM ( International Council of Museums) and ICOMONS (International Council of Monuments and Sites) membership cards
  • Donors of works and patrons: Patrons and Friends of the Vatican Museums
  • Children under 6 years of age
(*) Reductions:
  • Visits organized by schools, academies or other educational establishments may be requested in writing on the institute's stationery letterhead and addressed to the Direction of the Museums
  • Pilgrimages organized by diocesis or parish churches by presenting a written request, authorized by the local diocese and addressed to the Direction of the Musems
  • Students under 26 years of age in possession of a valid student card or other document proving their status in the institute for the current year
  • Children under 14 years of age.
Access to the Museums is permitted only to visitors with proper attire!

The admission ticket to the Vatican Museums is valid for visiting the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel only on the date of purchase. Tickets aren’t refundable.

ADMISSION FOR DISABLES:

Wheelchairs can be reserved in advance or upon request at the “Special Permits” window in the entrance hall. Routes and toilettes for disabled visitors are also available.


The opening hours are detailed below



Meeting with the English-speaking guide in the prearranged meeting-point:

The main entrance of the Vatican Museums is located in Viale Del Vaticano, 10 minutes by walk from the Peter's Square. The unique art trail through the 14 museums of 50,000 objects is 7 miles long.

In this tour you’ll discover the most significant religious and cultural areas of the Vatican Museums, within the Pio Clementino Museum, the Gallery of maps, the Tapestry Gallery, Raphael’s Rooms and finally the Sistine Chapel.

In the "Galleria degli Arazzi" (Tapestry Gallery) hang the Flemish tapestries, which adorned the Sistine Chapel on holidays. In addition, you can see three paintings by Raphael, in whose you can see, how the artist changed his style in only a short time. The Assumption of Mary is still characterized by the severe Renaissance style of Perugino, the Umbrian teacher of Raphael. The Transfiguration of Christ is the last picture that Raphael painted before his death in 1520 at the age of only 37 years. It is already an anticipation of the Baroque and is of the greatest artworks ever.

The four Rooms of Raphael were among the Apartments on the second floor of the Vatican Palace, which Julius II chose as his residence and are a really highlight of are Renaissance painting. The picturesque facilities we owe Raphael and his pupils, which made these works between 1508 and 1524. Raphael painted the thirteen arcades of the Rooms with scenes from the Old Testament and only one fresco from the New Testament. The “Last Judgement”, one of Michelangelo’s latest artworks at the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, was cause of many scandals, already since its creation in 1541. A naked Christ with saints, Risen and Damned, also naked, that was too much for the time of the Counter-Reformation. So Michelangelo and his pupil Daniele di Volterra had to draw a veil around them. 453 years later, when the scaffolding fell for the second time, the artwork shined in the original colours of the artist but this time there was no scandal.

The Scala Regia (Royal Staircase) was designed by Bernini and connects the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican palaces of St. Peter's Basilica.

OPENING HOURS OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS AND THE SISTINE CHAPEL:

Monday to Saturday: Entrance from 09.00 to 16.00; Closing time is 18:00
Sunday (the last Sunday of each month): Entrance from 09.00 to 12.30; Closing time is 14.00

Closed: Sundays, except for the last Sunday of each month, unless it falls at Easter, on June 29 (St. Peter and Paul), or on December 25 and 26 (Christmas Holiday)

Other holidays: January 1, January 6, February 11, March 19, April 12 – 13 (Easter), May 1, May 21 (Ascension Thursday), June 11, June 29, August 15, December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), December 25 – 26 (Christmas)

 
 
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