Vatican Historical Museum
Museo Storico Vaticano (San Giovanni) | |
Established | partly in 1973, finally in March 1991 |
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Location | Apostolic Palace of the Lateran, Rome |
Coordinates | 41°53′11.8″N 12°30′20.7″E / 41.886611°N 12.505750°E |
Type | Historical |
Website | mv |
The Vatican Historical Museum (Italian: Museo storico vaticano) is one of the sections of the Vatican Museums. It was founded in 1973 at the behest of Pope Paul VI,[1] and was initially hosted in environments under the Square Garden. In 1987 it was moved to the main floor of the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran and opened in March 1991.
The Vatican Historical Museum has a unique collection of
Layout
The Lateran Palace, which is next to the
Exhibits
The museum has been arranged into two wings. The principal wing is the museum of all artistic and historic importance starting with the paintings of the history of the Papal States, portraits of Popes until date, memorabilia of the Papal Military Corps including the navy, documents related to ceremonial orders of Popes, the Papal household items, and various ceremonial regalia and religious vessels and insignia not in use.[3][4]
The second wing is an annex wing on the ground floor where the papamobili are on display; these consist of decorated carriages, saddles, sedans, wagons and the first cars used by the Popes.[3][4]
See also
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
External links
Media related to Vatican Historical Museum at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ISBN 978-88-86921-11-4. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Museo Storico Vaticano (San Giovanni)". 060608.it. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Lateran Palace Historical Museum and the Vatican" (in Italian). Lazio-Directory.org. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Museo Storico Vaticano" (in Italian). Museionline.info. Retrieved 9 May 2013.