The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 …
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, and currently employs 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments.
Established: 1506
Location: Vatican City · Viale Vaticano 6, I-00192, Rome
Collection size: 70,000
Visitors: 6,764,858 (2023)
Director: Barbara Jatta
Public transit access: Ottaviano – San Pietro – Musei Vaticani
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The most venerable and polished of the tour-and-activity sites. – BBC
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Neighborhoods: Vatican Museums, Louvre Museum, Vatican City, Eiffel Tower and more
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