Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani) is a complex of museums located in the Vatican City. Their collections were created by the popes and contain the artwork of classical masters, including works of the Renaissance.

Museums were founded by Pope Julius II at the beginning of the 16th century. The route through the Vatican Museums includes the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings, and the stanza decorated by Raphael. In 2013, the Vatican Museums was visited by 5.5 million people, which put them in fifth place among the most visited museums.