“Of all the works of antiquity that escaped destruction,” German archaeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann once said of the Apollo Belvedere, a beloved sculpture from the Vatican ...
Right or wrong, best or worst – they’re opinions, subjective and open to interpretation. But when it comes to talking about our two experiences visiting the Vatican Museum on different trips to Rome, ...
The Vatican Museum is part of Vatican City and is among the most legendary cultural and historical hotspots in the world. It is one of those centers of artistic heritage through which visitors can ...
The Vatican Museums, which house some of the world's greatest art treasures, will close for a month in line with new restrictions by Italy to tame a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths.
A catalogue of an exhibition to be shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Feb. 26-June 12, 1983; the Art Institute of Chicago, July 21-Oct. 16, 1983; and the Fine Arts Museums of San ...
The entrance to the Chiaramonti gallery in the Vatican Museums is seen in this 2020 file photo. (Credit: CNS photo/Cindy Wooden.) Listen ROME – Nearly 50 employees of the Vatican Museums have ...
VATICAN CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Forty-nine Vatican Museums employees have started an unprecedented labour dispute over what they say are unfair and poor conditions at their workplace, which could ...