Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
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Description
The Vatican Museums display the various collections belonging to the Catholic Church and the papacy in the Vatican. It contains some of the best-known Renaissance art and Roman sculptures in the world. The museums consist of the Pinacoteca Vaticana (paintings), a Collection of Modern Religious Art (including work by famous artists such as Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso or Dali), the Vatican Historical Museum (portraits and items related to the popes) and the four sculpture museums containing artwork from the antiquity and the Renaissance (Museo Pio-Clementino, Museo Chiaramonti, Museo Gregoriano Egiziano and Museo Gregoriano Etrusco). Highlights include the Sistine Chapel with frescoes by the likes of Michelangelo and Botticelli, the Gallery of Maps, the Bramante Staircase, the Borgia Apartment, and the Raphael Rooms.
Access & Transport
Entrance is along Viale Vaticano. Bus 49 stops on the square in front of the Vatican Museums Tram 19 and buses 32, 81, 982, stop at Piazza del Risorgimento Bus 492 and 990 stop in Via Leone IV / Via degli Scipioni
Instructions & Recommendations
Free entrance every last Sunday (unless it is a holiday) but expect long lines. The online ticketing system gets sold out very quickly so, unless you plan well ahead of time, you may need to purchase tickets from an agency at a significant mark up.
Environmental & Social
We deem this activity marginally negative from an environmental standpoint (electricity use within the buildings). Helps spread the arts and preserve the city's architectural heritage
Conclusion
The museums are the main attraction in the Vatican alongside St Peter's Square & Basilica. In our opinion, a visit to the Holy See would not be complete without going there and, in fact, the museums deserve a couple of visits. It is difficult to describe how extensive the collections are and the number of masterpieces, some of them very celebrated ones.
Key positive
Many absolutely stunning works of art
Truly unique venue
Key negative
Often too crowded
Can be difficult to get a standard price ticket at the last moment
Suitability
Accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Younger children may get restless after a while.
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
April 2023
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:0h 30m
est. visit time:3h
Start of Season 1:Apr, 22
MONDAY09:00 - 18:00
TUESDAY09:00 - 18:00
WEDNESDAY09:00 - 18:00
THURSDAY09:00 - 18:00
FRIDAY09:00 - 22:30
SATURDAY09:00 - 20:00
SUNDAY -
Start of Season 2:Oct, 29
MONDAY09:00 - 18:00
TUESDAY09:00 - 18:00
WEDNESDAY09:00 - 18:00
THURSDAY09:00 - 18:00
FRIDAY09:00 - 18:00
SATURDAY09:00 - 18:00
SUNDAY -