Articles on this issue "museums"
In 2015, in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Terra Sancta Museum – the only museum in the world dedicated to the roots of Christianity and the preservation of the Holy Places – …
read moreIt would be impossible for me to describe all that the Vatican Museums have given me over the years. Explaining its vast collection has maintained my family; studying the myriad works has …
read moreA display presented today in the Vatican Museums reveals the period of struggle between popes and emperors that led to the Western modern concept of the separation of powers. "Matilda of …
read moreBy Elizabeth Lev The Vatican Museums rang in the New Year by inaugurating a new reservation system with an eye to easing the chaos of crowds and lines. The Vatican Museums houses one of the …
read moreThe Vatican Museums provide an "extraordinary opportunity for evangelization," Benedict XVI said on the occasion of the institution's 500th anniversary. The Pope said this Saturday during an …
read moreHere is Benedict XVI's greeting to Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, whom he received in audience today. * * * Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, Dear Friends, I am pleased to greet …
read moreChristian art is, ultimately, a testimony to the beauty of God, says Benedict XVI. The Pope made that point today when receiving the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums in audience. In …
read moreBy Elizabeth Lev After a week of anniversaries and birthdays, openings and commemorations it seems clear that Rome has blossomed into spring. A date that no Catholic in the world would want to …
read moreBy Elizabeth Lev Along with spring showers, March has brought a glorious reawakening of Roman art. Two new exhibits opened this week, one at the Vatican Museums and the other in the …
read moreThe Vatican presented initiatives planned for the fifth centenary of the Vatican Museums, one of the world\'s most important art galleries. \"It is an anniversary,\" said Cardinal Edmund …
read moreAdmission to the Vatican Museums and the catacombs of Rome will be free this Sunday, a gesture of the Holy See's participation in European Heritage Days. The Heritage Days initiative, promoted …
read moreBy Elizabeth Lev Dozens of people who walked up Viale Vaticano toward the entrance to the Vatican Museums on Wednesday were taken aback to find the big bronze doors closed. Many undoubtedly …
read moreThe International Biennial of Modern Art will honor the laboratories of the Vatican Museums for their "noteworthy commitment in the field of art, with the continual restoration of the greatest …
read moreAn ambitious multimedia project has made it possible for Internet users to get a glimpse at the Sistine Chapel and other immortal works of Vatican art. The novelty, offered on the Holy See's …
read moreThe Royal Ontario Museum will open an exclusive major exhibition, "Images of Salvation: Masterpieces from the Vatican and other Italian Collections," on Saturday. The exhibition runs until …
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