The Sistine Chapel is a renowned chapel located in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. It is renowned for its Renaissance art, particularly the ceiling painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. The ceiling is decorated with nine scenes from the Book of Genesis and is one of the most
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments.