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Top Ten Italian Museums According to Trip Advisor Users

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/20/2016 - 06:11

Trip Advisor has released its annual list of the best museums in Italy and around the world according to its users (Travelers' Choice Awards). Using an…

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Friday Night at the Vatican Museums

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:00

The Vatican Museums will stay open late every Friday until July 29 and again from September 2 to October 28. Extended opening hours are welcome at the museums…

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Visitors to Vatican Museums Increase Thanks to Pope Francis

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 01/12/2014 - 03:00

5,459 million people visited the Vatican Museums in 2013. "We reached almost five and a half million. The Pope Francis effect can be felt even in the Vatican…

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Inside the Vatican Museums

by Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 11/29/2013 - 05:00

Sky Italia is launching a documentary film exploring the Vatican Museums, “Musei Vaticani 3D,” to be broadcast in Italy starting November 30 on Sky 3D and Sky…

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Italian Museums and Exhibitions Prominently Featured in The Art Newspaper's Annual Survey

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 11/03/2013 - 05:00

A recent survey published by The Art Newspaper documenting 2012 visitors figures for exhibition and museum attendance sees Italian museums featured in just…

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Top Five Museums in Italy

by Carol King | Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:12

Carol King selects her Top 5 must-see museums in Italy.Galleria degli Uffizi, FlorenceThe Uffizi Gallery is one of the oldest museums in the world. Housed in a…

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Priests On Hand At Vatican Museums A Success

by Carol King | Wed, 09/26/2012 - 10:49

A pilot project making priests available to offer spiritual counselling at Rome’s Vatican Museums is being hailed as a success.The Catholic News Agency reports…

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Vatican Museums Open Friday Evenings Through October

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 09/13/2012 - 08:35

Through the 26th of October 2012, Rome's Vatican Museums will offer special limited-entrance evening hours on Fridays for both tourists and residents.…

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Rome: a private Tour of the Vatican and its Museum

by Manya Kaczkowski | Wed, 03/21/2012 - 06:53

I stroll nonchalantly past the immense image of Christ in the Vatican’s Gallery of Tapestries. My guide, Giulio, tells me that people sometimes think Jesus…