Because it’s not possible to see everything in this museum in one visit, and because the museum can be so overwhelming, a guided tour can help visitors streamline their visit in order to see the most important sections of the museum.

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING GUIDED TOURS:


• Group Guided Tour (3 Hours)

• Group Guided Tours (4 Hours) Vatican Museums + St. Peter's Basilica

• Private Guided Tours (3 or 4 Hours)

• Private After Hours Visits

Other closure days: January 1, 6 June 29 August 15-16 November 1 December 8, 25, 26 *Pentecost Day *Easter Day and Easter Monday *Corpus Christi Day *Ascension Thursday (*Dates change yearly.)

Welcome to the Vatican Museums – one of the largest museum complexes in the world. Located in the grand and magnificent Vatican Palaces, there are over 7 kilometres of galleries to be seen. The museum’s 1300 rooms house some of the most famous artworks in the world by some of the most famous artists of all time including Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Bernini, Botticelli, Raphael, Caravaggio, Giotto, and hundreds more. In fact, the muesum houses thousands of artworks, paintings and sculptures, and welcomes over 4 million visitors per year.

The museums are composed of several sections:

- the Gregorian Etruscan Museum
- the Pinacoteca
- the Missionary-Ethnological Museum
- the Raphael Stanze
- the Sistine Chapel.

The Vatican Museums are closed on Sunday, except for the last Sunday of the month (no guided tours are available on this day).