When Renzo Piano sketched his initial plans for the church of San Padre Pio in Puglia, Italy, in 1993, he envisioned a contemporary space decorated with modern interpretations of Roman Catholic ...

See Religious Art at the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums, or Musei Vaticani, are also located within Vatican City. These museums hold scores of religious art. The answer to our prayers? An ...

One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn that the Vatican had ...

Recently, though, the Vatican announced it will take part in the 2013 Venice Biennale, arguably the most important contemporary art event in the world, and display artwork at a pavilion of its own.

Art-loving visitors to Italy tend to follow a well-trodden path through Rome and Florence. But during high season, lines at the Vatican and the Uffizi Galleries can be punishingly long. By the ...

Elisabetta Povoledo writes about Italy and the Vatican, including the culture of the region. Nov. 13, 2024. ... The art police zeroed in on forgers mostly working in Italy and, ...

"Explore Vatican" is a multi-sensory experience located at Ace Mission Studios in the downtown's Arts District. You will be surrounded by 2,000 years of history starting in the discover room.

Encircled by a 2-mile border with Italy, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, yet it possesses works of art and architecture from some of the most notable artists of the Western ...

On View Treasures From the Vatican, Including a 16th-Century Tapestry of Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper,’ Get a Rare Showing in Italy. The tapestry, which rarely leaves the Holy See, is now ...

Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued. June 5, 2021 at 3:56 a.m. by NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

ROME -- One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn the Vatican ...

One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn that the Vatican had ...