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Museums in the Vatican City, a Unique Experience

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Vatican City, a territory that is inside the city of Rome and has a total area of 44 hectares, is one of the most visited places in the word. Inside this city, you can find several museums and those are considered some of the most visited museums in the world.

The Vatican Museums were established in 1506 and those are located in the boundaries of the city. The museums and collections you can visit in this amazing city are:

  • Gregorian Egyptian Museum
  • Gregorian Etruscan Museum
  • Classical Antiquities Museums
  • Pro – Christian Museum
  • Pinacoteca
  • Tapestries
  • Ceramics (18th- 19th century)
  • Miniature Mosaics
  • Collection of Contemporary Art
  • Ethnological Museum
  • Sacred Museum
  • Uniforms, Arms, Papals Berlins
Luis Velázquez Vatican Museum Staircase

Vatican Museum Staircase

Vatican Palaces are also important places to visit. However, it is actually at the museums you can learn about thousands of year of important history and appreciate some of the most important collections in the worldExhibitions are always available so be aware of the calendar to enjoy all the amazing exhibitions that these museums have to offer!

Antonio Paolucci
 is the actual director of the museums. In each one of them you can find important things to see and appreciate. Visit these museums and have an unforgettable day of history at the Vatican Museums, where you can find some of the most important sculpturesstructures and collection of arts of the world.