Night visits to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in Rome
Posted on 2010 under Art and Culture Events in Rome, Events in Rome, Luxury Hotels in Rome | No Comment2 Sep
Every Friday, during the months of September and October 2010, they start again the nocturnal visits to the Vatican Museum in Rome.
The initiative will enable tourists and art lovers to access to one of the best museums of the Italian capital, following a guided tour that includes the upper galleries of the Vatican Museums (Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps), Raphael’s Rooms and the Sistine Chapel.
The Vatican Museums, in Vatican City, are one of the largest art collections in the world: it exposes the enormous collection of arts accumulated over the centuries by Popes, and are among the most visited museums in Italy .
The Vatican Museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the sixteenth century. The Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments painted by Raphael can be admired by visitors in their path. Specifically, the Sistine Chapel is one of the artistic treasures of Rome: it was built as a private chapel, and used for the most important cerimonies, and where the conclave elected new popes.
When Pope Sixtus IV decided to build the Sistine Chapel, he called the greatest Tuscan and Umbrian artists of that time (Botticelli, Signorelli, Cosimo Rosselli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino and Pinturicchio), which decorated the side walls with frescoes depicting two major cycles stories from the Old and New Testaments. The ceiling, originally painted by Pier Matteo d’Amelia with a simple blue sky studded with golden stars, was redecorated by Michelangelo for Pope Julius II della Rovere.
The nocturnal visits to the Vatican Museums are supported by the Cooperative IL SOGNO, online booking is mandatory.
Take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to enjoy a few days in Rome: book your stay choosing among hotels of Groupe Valadier, you can reach the Vatican Museums directly on foot!
Photo by: BriYYZ
