Tag: sistine chapel

  • Michelangelo in Rome: His Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and Beyond

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    Michelangelo Buonarotti is most associated with Rome because of his masterpieces in the Sistine Chapel. But his work is all over the capital and it is well worth the effort to seek it out.

  • Will the Vatican Museums Finally Limit the Number of Visitors?

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    The Vatican Museums welcome up to 25,000 visitors per day. Is it time for them to limit the crowds?

  • Upcoming Fundraiser at the Sistine Chapel Turns Heads

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    Each day, as many as 20,000 visitors pay up to €16 per person to enter the Vatican Museums, the highlight of which is the Sistine Chapel. This coming weekend, reports Crux, approximately 40 fans of German automaker Porsche will get to pay up to €5,000 each to take a private tour of the Vatican, which includes dinner…