Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pio Clementino Museum: Touring and Crowds

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T17:47:48Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T17:47:48Z
dc.date.issued20-May-19
dc.description.abstractA photo of people touring the Pio Clementino Museum, which is part of the Vatican Museums, shows the scale of the statues and the size of the crowds of tourists. These are public museums that display about 20,000 of 70K works collected by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries. The museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century. Only the Louvre in France receives more annual visitors than the Vatican Museums. The museums consist of 24 galleries, with the Sistine Chapel being the last room visited. The Pio Clementino Museum is the largest complex of the Vatican Museums. It is named after its founders, Pope Clement XIV and Pope Pius VI. Its twelve rooms contain the most important Greek and Roman masterpieces. The red flag in the photo is held up by a tour guide so the group's members can find the guide and stay close. The green straps around necks and earbuds of tourists are transceivers so individuals in a group can listen to their particular guide in the chaotic crowds. The guides are not necessarily expert historians, but rather are well versed on logistics, such as how to move through a site, keep the group together, and address health issues that may arise.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_3748.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2733
dc.languageN/A
dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectItaly
dc.subjectVatican City
dc.subjectRome
dc.subjectVatican Museums
dc.subjectMusei Vaticani
dc.subjectPio Clementino Museum
dc.subjectMuseo Pio Clementino
dc.subjectMusei di Scultura
dc.subjectSculpture Museums
dc.subjectArt Museums
dc.subjectSacred Art
dc.subjectChurch Art
dc.subjectGreek Antiquities
dc.subjectRoman Antiquities
dc.subjectStatuary
dc.subjectCrowds
dc.subjectTouring Museums
dc.subjectTourists
dc.titleVatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pio Clementino Museum: Touring and Crowds
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Rome: Vatican Museum (Pio Clementino, Raphael Rooms, Gallery of the Candelabra, Gallery of Maps etc.)