Vatican Museum I, Rome, Italy

The Vatican Museums, located within Vatican City, are among the most renowned and visited museums in the world.

Vatican Museum: 00120 Vatican City

The Vatican Museums offer a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of art, history, and culture within the context of the Vatican’s rich heritage. The sheer breadth and quality of the collections make it a must-visit for art enthusiasts and those interested in history and culture.

Tall stone walls surround the Vatican City.

Exiting door from the Vatican Museum

The baggage checking area before entering the museum

The museum courtyard, Pigna Courtyard

Entrance to the museum

Looking back

The courtyard of the Pio-Clementino Museum

The Pio-Clementino Museum is named after two popes, Pope Pius VI and Pope Clement XIV, who played roles in expanding and organizing the collection.

The museum holds an extensive collection of classical sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome. It includes some of the most famous statues from antiquity.

The statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also called the Laocoön Group, has been one of the most famous ancient sculptures since it was excavated in Rome in 1506

The museum is organized around the Octagonal Courtyard, which is surrounded by various rooms and galleries displaying sculptures and artifacts.

The Belvedere Torso is a fragmentary ancient statue that has had a profound influence on Renaissance artists.

I was with a tour group but decided to see the museum alone, so I got separated from the group from here.

Gregorian Etruscan Museum: This museum is dedicated to Etruscan art and culture, showcasing artifacts from ancient Etruria.

Gregorian Egyptian Museum: Focused on Egyptian artifacts, this museum displays mummies, statues, and other objects from ancient Egypt.

Back down to Pigna Courtyard again

Going back upstairs to the Pio-Clementino Museum

The Pio-Clementino Museum again.

To upstairs

Gallery of Tapestries

Gallery of Maps

The Sobieski Hall. The room is dominated by a painting by the Polish artist Jean Matejko. Like the other paintings in this room, the work dates from the 19th century.

The Sala dell’Immacolata, also known as the Hall of the Immaculate Conception is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Raphael’s Rooms

The four rooms known as the Stanze of Raphael formed part of the apartment situated on the second floor of the Pontifical Palace that was chosen by Julius II della Rovere (pontiff from 1503 to 1513) as his own residence and used also by his successors. The pictorial decoration was executed by Raphael and his school between 1508 and 1524.

The Sala di Costantino

The Stanza di Eliodoro

The Stanza della Segnatura

The Stanza dell’Incendio del Borgo

A little museum is here

Contemporary Art Museum

The entrance to the Cistern Chapter but picture are not allowed inside the chapter, so there are no images.

After the Cistern Chapter and another museum

A hallway of treasury

Another long hallway of items

Out from the long museum hallway

And into Pinacoteca, a painting museum

Mockup of three of the most famous Michelangelo’s Pieta statues

The Vatican Museums Pinacoteca was founded by Pope Pius VI in the late 18th century. The collection includes works from various periods, but it is particularly renowned for its impressive display of Italian paintings from the 12th to 19th centuries. Visitors can see masterpieces by artists such as Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and others.

Exiting from the Vatican Museum

Looking at the entrance to the museum from the outside of the Vatican City wall

The exit door from the museum to outside the wall