Musei Vaticani

Let yourself be overwhelmed by the wonders kept inside the very famous Vatican Museums: a place that not only houses the art, archaeological and ethno-anthropological collections created, over the centuries, by the various pontiffs of Italian history but which, also, represents one of the most significant environments of the Apostolic Palaces.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience the splendid works of art in the sixth largest museum in the world.

The Vatican Museums which, over the course of history, have been the residence of numerous Popes, as in the case of the Niccolina Chapel, were originally created as collections of classical sculpture: today, in fact, in the Octagon Courtyard, you can admire works of renowned importance, such as the Apollo del Belvedere or the Laocoon.

But still, you will have the opportunity to see with your own eyes the incredible frescoes on the vault of the Sistine Chapel, dating back to 1508 and signed Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Not to mention the Raphael Rooms: that of the Segnatura, of Elidore, of the Fire of the Borgo, of Costantino and the Chiaroscuri.

During your tour, you can visit the numerous museums, from the Egyptian Gregorian Museum, rich in material from Roman Egypt and Egyptizing Rome, to the Ethnological Museum Anima Mundi , which with its 80,000 pieces ranges from prehistoric finds to gifts from the current pontiff, up to the Profane Museum, which represented the first museum nucleus for profane antiquities in the Vatican .

Or, you can get lost among the archaeological areas, such as the Necropolis of the Via Triunphalis or the Scavi di S. Giovanni in Laterano.

You will also be able to visit the different departments: that of Byzantine-Medieval Art and Decorative Arts or, again, the collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Carriage Pavilion and the Lapidary Gallery.

A lifetime would not be enough to know all the wonders of the Vatican Museums but we are waiting for you to spend an unforgettable day dedicated to Art and History! Come and visit us in Rome!