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Rome · Italy

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s ceiling and the popes’ collections

Vatican Museums and Sistine ChapelMichelangelo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sistine ChapelAlvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Raphael RoomsWilfredor · CC0

Duration

3–4 hours

Closed

Sunday (except the last Sunday of the month)

Ticket type

Timed entry

What you’ll see

Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes and The Last Judgement.

Raphael Rooms

The School of Athens and the frescoes of the papal apartments.

Gallery of Maps

A 120-metre corridor of painted maps of Italy.

Pio-Clementino Museum

Ancient sculpture, including the Laocoön group.

Allowed

  • Photos without flash (except in the Sistine Chapel)
  • Small bag
  • Water in a plastic bottle

Not allowed

  • Photos and video in the Sistine Chapel
  • Clothing that leaves shoulders or knees bare
  • Large bags and umbrellas: hand them in at the cloakroom
  • Flash

Where exactly

Address

Viale Vaticano, 00165 Roma

Entrance

The museum entrance is on Viale Vaticano, along the Vatican walls.

Getting there

Metro A – Ottaviano or Cipro, then about a 10-minute walk

Important

Dress code: shoulders and knees must be covered, otherwise you will not be let in.

Box-office price on site: €20 (reduced: €8) · Sold by: entryticket s.r.o. – independent ticket service, not the official box officeRules last checked: [DATE]