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SPECIAL OPENING OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS

July 17, 2009

VATICAN CITY, 16 JUL 2009 (VIS) – On Friday 24 July, the Vatican Museums will remain open to the public in the evening and night.

On that day the Museum will remain open from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., with the last visitors being admitted at 9.30 p.m. Visitors will be able to enjoy the sight of the sunset over St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Gardens from the Courtyard of the Cuirasses and from the windows of the Gallery of Maps. They will also have access to the Rooms of Raphael and to the Sistine Chapel, and be able to wander through the galleries of the Vatican Apostolic Library in the twilight.

It is obligatory to book this special visit in advance at the following address: http://mv.vatican.va/2_IT/pages/MV_Home.html. Booking costs four euros, while the entrance fee will be the usual 14 euros full price, 8 euros reduced.

Posted by George Vogt · Filed Under Catholic World News 

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