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The museums celebrated their 500th anniversary in October 2006 by permanently opening the excavations of a Vatican Hill necropolis to the public. [15] On 1 January 2017, Barbara Jatta became the Director of the Vatican Museums, replacing Antonio Paolucci who had been director since 2007. [16] [17]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has assigned country code 379 to Vatican City, [1] but it is not in use. Vatican telephone numbers are in the form 06 698xxxxx, where 06 the area code for Rome, which surrounds Vatican City. For dialing calls within Vatican City or to Italian destinations the area code must be dialed.
Tourists are able to visit the Vatican's museums for a fee of about 15 to 19 euros. The number of people who come to see the Vatican's Museum has surpassed five million per year as of 2011. [7] The Vatican's exotic gardens are also an attraction. From the gardens, wonderful views can be seen of St. Peter's Basilica and the Apostolic Palace. [8]
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List of museums in Rome. The city contains vast quantities of priceless art , sculpture and treasures , which are mainly stored in its many museums . List of museums divided by category, the main museums: [ 1 ]
Two special stamps about the museum were issued at the museum opening. Euro coins issued by the Vatican are minted by Italy's Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (Italian State Mint). [4] In 2017, the Vatican honored the 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation by issuing stamps featuring Martin Luther. [5] [6]
The Museo Pio Cristiano is one of the Vatican Museums. It houses various works of Christian antiquity such as The Good Shepherd. [1] The museum was founded by Pope Pius IX in 1854, [2] two years after the establishment of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology by Giuseppe Marchi and Giovanni Battista de Rossi.
This is a list of museums in Vatican City. Museums in Vatican City. Museo del Tesoro di San Pietro; Vatican Museums. Gregoriano Etrusco Museum;