Vatican Museum restorer Alice Baltera works on the bronze Hercules statue, in the Round Hall of the Vatican Museums, Thursday, May 11, 2023.

The trial stemmed from an Aug. 18 protest in the Vatican Museums, during which Viero and Goffi glued their hands to the base of the Laocoon statue, one of the most important ancient works in the ...

Vatican Museum restorers are working to remove centuries of grime from the largest known bronze statue of the ancient world: the gilded Hercules Mastai Righetti. The 13-foot-tall (four-meter-tall ...

The restoration of Apollo Belvedere, directed by the Vatican Museums’ Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the ...

In the Vatican Museums, an American tourist smashed one ancient Roman sculpture deliberately, then broke another as he tried to flee the scene. CNN values your feedback 1.

So when I was invited by global booking platform GetYourGuide to join an exclusive 6 a.m. tour of the Vatican Museums with the head clavigero (key keeper) Gianni Crea, I knew I had to do it, even ...

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 14:15 pm. The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the “Apollo Belvedere,” after years of intensive restoration work by ...

VATICAN—Climate activists glue their hands to base of ancient statue in Vatican Museums, later displaying sign that says “no gas, no coal”. Meanwhile, energy-dependent Italy has seen rise in ...

ROME, Italy — Scaffolding in a niche of the Vatican Museums’ Round Hall conceal from view the work of restorers who are removing centuries of grime from the largest known bronze statue of the ...

Vatican Museum restorer Alice Baltera works on the bronze Hercules statue, in the Round Hall of the Vatican Museums, Thursday, May 11, 2023.