Musei Vaticani-Dipertimento di Architettura Roma Tre Review

Very disappointed with my visit. They let to many in, you can't stop and look at anything your in a sea of bodies being carried along.loads of tour parties that stop in a big huddle and you have to get round them.

Renowned for Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum also houses collections by van Gogh, Chagall, Dali and Picasso. Then there's the famed rooms by Raphael.
While you should be prepared for the crowds - rain, hail or shine - a visit to the Vatican Museum should accompany any trip to Rome.

We were so surprised to see this museum had so much!! You can spend a while afternoon there. It was kind of like the Louvre in that it had corridors filled with Roman and Greek antiquities. There is even a gallery for modern art which contrasts nicely with the art from antiquity.

Worth to see, lifetime experience. Go and buy tickets online, then you can skip the queue. Don't buy 'offers' from tour guides on the street.

A must for anyone coming to Rome, but be prepared for a full day of walking. The museum holds a huge collection of different artifacts from the past pope's transport, to Roman and beyond treasures. On a hot day it can be a bit much, but something not to be missed. From the upper floors you can see fantastic views of Rome also. Only let down by the facilities to have something to eat.

Absolutely breathtaking to see Michael Angelo s painting of the Sistine Chapel. Highly recommend booking a ticket a few weeks in advance as we queued from 9:30 and it took us 4 hours to get in.

Amazing!! Such an incredible place; a definite must see!

There are a lot of important and amazing works of art through the museum band Sistine Chapel. Not to mention that you can get into St. Peter's Basilica, and up top of the Basilica.

You will see some of the most famous artwork in history and some of the most important ancient statues ever found. This is one of the most see places in Rome.

I could tell you about what you will see but I'm not historian or expert. I do suggest the tour, but there is a lot of information and shows you can see about what you will find in the Vatican. I recommend learning about it before you go and then taking your time seeing it.

By the way, going up to the top of the Basilica afterwards will give you the best views of Rome but it's a lot of stairs.

The gift shop was my favorite part Lol. The rest was pretty awesome too.

I just loved the place. Yes the line is huge and the ticket to get in is expensive but it definitely worths it

It's soooooo big. I've managed to miss two whole exhibitions somehow. I didn't take the audio guide this time and still spent 4 hours at this museum.
And I would like to share my experience with some kind of guides outside the entrance of the museum. They are waiting for the victims right next to the metro station and keep asking for everyone if they have an online ticket claiming that it is the only way to get to the museum. There are lots of them near the entrance and they keep telling the same lie. I almost believed in that and let me guide to the some kind of travel agency for the online ticket. In the middle of the way I suspected the fraud and came back to the museum. The visitors without the ticket enter the museum from the left side of the main door and buy the ticket inside the museum without any problems at all. So be aware!!!

It's amazing but it's crowded. To get the most of it you really have to get a guided tour. There's thousands and thousands of pieces of artwork there's no way you can see it all. Find a good tour guide and tell him what you're interested in. Pick a scene like Renaissance sculpture or fresco paintings if you want a more in-depth art experience.

A lot of history in everything you see there.
Paintings, statues, carpets, arhitectural decors, etc
Everything is there just enjoy it.

Honestly this will take couple of days to finish but if you want to do it, you'll be able to do it in about 2.5 hrs- if you take the guides tour. Walking leisurely with the audio guide will be longer if you plan to listen every single one of them. Entrance to the museum is great. You go upstairs to get the ticket and still go up to get the audio guides. Last Sunday of the month is FREE. Sistine Chapel is the best attraction. Before you head there, ppl look at the scores of sculptures and one of the most beautiful and important one is that of Thinking man by Rodin. Last time when I went there, I didn't even know it was there. This time I didn't miss it. Don't know how many pictures your camera can take but you still will be running out of time, memory and battery!! Lasting memories of Sistine Chapel and if you listen to the audio guide you will be able to understand the trials and tribulations of the artists and their mentors of those days! In early days, the power was with the church as they had the knowledge. If I remember correctly so many Popes were actually mathematicians, astronomers, physicists etc. Good thing that they wrote the books and were able to spread the knowledge.

So many amazing works of art and architecture that it simply defies encapsulation in a review. Too much to see and absorb in just one day.

Wow, world class attraction, best historic artwork. Very busy, very beautiful. Good value for money. I recommend that you get a queue jumping ticket and a guide because the standard queue is huge and with the crowds you need to be shown the best bits.

Very great experience. I could walk around all day if it were allowed. Plan to go back again one day.

Extremely historic and breathtaking. Be prepared to spend all day there with long queues

The most crowded place on earth - great history to see, but you can t enjoy or read as there are people standing on top of you. No climate control, so everyone smells in the summer. 1 star, but I give 2 because of the history and quality of the artifacts

Amazing art! I went with a tour and was able to skip the lengthy lines and learn about the art works displayed which was awesome. The Sistine Chapel gets absolutely packed like a can of sardines but it is a must, the labour that went into painting the ceiling is just amazing. Make sure to wear comfy shoes as there s a lot to see and come early morning to try and avoid the lines and crowds

Beautiful paints and sculptures. Tour groups are all over the roomz... Messy

Superb place and must visit, usually this is too much crowded and have to wait in a long queue but there is other options to get inside the museum in 50 Euro each. a guide is include in this price and if you are visiting here then guide must be needed who will tell about every stuff and in his history. it will took at least 2 to 3 hours to visit by walking.

Great place, jaw dropping relics of history and amazing artifacts. I recommend to get a small grouo guided tour which skips the long queue. Totally worth the money.

Audio guide was totally useless. Too many people to see anything. No good descriptions. There are so many better organized museums than this.

Wonderful experience. Everything from well preserved mummies to statues of Julius Ceasar. Sistine Chapel is inside the museum. A place worth visiting.

Amazing museums with loads of stuff to see and enjoy.
Is a must see when in Rome.
We bought the tickets online so it's easier to entry and not stay in lines to purchase them.
At the entry, after security, there are some automatic machines to change your voucher to regular tickets.

At the museums go by yourself it's easy to understand the circuit. I'd recommend to buy an audio guide because there's so much information and history in each conner, you don't want to miss it.

Take some time to visit all the museums, you are paying for this opportunity, enjoy.

Bad audio - only tell dates and who made the sculpture etc. Zero storytelling. Boring.

The paintings and sculpts are all fine and dandy, if you don't mind the total moshpit. That is, until you get to the modern art part, best to just skip that. Ps: silencio por favor

The sheer amount of art and the intricate details covering every corner is insane, but it's extremely busy. Paying extra for a tour and to skip lines is worth it. Not a place to calmly take it all in, it's more like a wild river floating rapidly along thousands of ancient artefacts. A bit exhausting, but the experience is a must.

Amazing experience,make sure you have enough time to see everything, we found the guided tours to be the best way of seeing as much as possible.

If you have the opportunity visit the museum is a marvelous experience

Good art collections - from paintings to sculptures. Entry price is EUR 17 (all Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel). However, the queues can get very long. Try to reach here by 7-7.30 am, although you'll have to wait till 9 am for the counters to open. Touts will come offering quicker entry but for a high fee. My recommendation is if the queue is not long, then wait it out.

It's the Vatican! The centuries of tapestries, paintings, mosaics, statues and history are incredible. It would take days to truly appreciate instead of the 5 hours that we had.

Plain and simple, if you want to go, go as early as possible.

The Vatican was a must do for obvious reasons, but it's managed so poorly. Perhaps it's simply and impossible task as there's are so so many that wish to experience the city on any given day, but personally i think there's some adjustments that could supremely improve the experience.

To start, I believe there are 2 entrances. One that allows you entry into St Peter's square and the basilica, the other that allows entry initially into the Vatican museum then follows more a oath eventually leading to the Sistine chapel and ending with st Peter's basilica. The former is around 8 , the longer was 17 .

We arrived around maybe 1030/11 am and there were FLOCKS of people. Understandable, very unique place. As we approached SPsquare from the East there are countless people attempting to sell you expedited tours for around 35 . Perhaps they aren't scams and they're just expensive, but I didn't see 1 person take any of these people up. It's *literally* one after the next. Many wear attire similar to that of the Vatican patrolman and it's deceiving. Do not speak to anyone for help unless they're wearing a dark blue suit with the official Vatican coat of arms. They all have headsets as well. They only appeared at the entrances and onward.

The men selling hiked tickets, umbrellas, souvenirs really out a damper on the entire experience. On top of that, there's a section where you stop following the museum path and follow signs for the Sistine chapel. It takes awhile to get there and you're jam packed into massive crowds the entire time. There's simply not enough room and to be quite frank, if there was an emergency (fire/etc) it would be catastrophic. Sistine chapel is just guards telling you to keep moving St Peter's basilica was cool, just do that.

Rich in history and culture and knowledge and wisdom and everything was great. Must to get a tour guide to explain to you the tiny bits of history. Especially for those who have never heard about this.

Beautiful place, takes a good few hours to look around it properly!

These museums were incredible, but also incredibly overcrowded. The Sistine Chapel is also very beautiful, and much bigger than I expected. Buy your ticket in advance to avoid waiting 2 hours to buy one.

Make sure you get tickets early to avoid long line. You can also pay a small premium with street vendor selling tixs. There is so much art you can really spend an entire day admiring the beauty of each piece.

Vatican is one of the largest cathedrals in the world and true to the reputation, it indeed is HUGE and quite magnificent. Has amazing art work that you can marvel at whilst visiting, there's a lot of history to absorb too. Had a great time visiting this place.

To many people long tight corridors if you want to get out quickly for the bathroom you have no way out you have to hold it until you make it to the bathroom

Very very busy but stunning, good guide made it interesting and enjoyable.

For every story lover! Little tips : be there early or place a reservation. Don t buy the skip the line ticket , it s a scam! They sell the ticket almost 3 to 6 time the price!!

Incredible museum with a lovely little cafe inside. In the museum you're surrounded by beautifully carved statues and painted walls and ceilings, and there's such a variety of things to see, from ancient scriptures carved in stone tablets, to astronomical equipment and even Egyptian artefacts. If you like history, I recommend getting an audio guide and spending a day there (the guided tours seemed rushed through at times). The Sistine Chapel is also best with an audio guide as you're not allowed to talk in there so the guided tours can't tell you about the amazing artwork and architecture. Definitely worth a visit, the highlight of our trip to Rome!

Amazing collection but they wont let you photograph inside the cistine chapel. Still though amazing collection well worth the time spent waiting to enter.

Absolutely incredible experience. Stunning artwork and architecture. Don t expect to be there for any less than 3 hours - and even at that we didn t see the whole thing. It was busy but if you have skip the line tickets you should be fine. I cannot stress this enough - buy your tickets online! There will be a ton of people outside trying to sell you guided tours, tickets etc - just get your ticket beforehand and head straight to the doors.

Crowded and almost impossible to absorb the vastness of it all. There were just so much to see. We sent with the 10 o clock guided tour, maybe if you book in advance and try to be there earlier, I ve heard it is also possible to book tours later in the evening which maybe also is to prefer over being stuck with tens of thousands of other people. Also, do not miss going up the dome of the St Peter Church, but try to be there when they open becasue the lines will be massive as soon as 9 o clock.

Definitely recommend this place. Dont have to be religious to appreciate what goes into the breathtaking buildings. A*

Simply feels unbelievable to be standing, walking through these museums. One needs approx 2 full days if one is deeply interested in getting more info on every section.

Cant describe in words the masterpieces I seen there.

Very busy so it s always worth to get a guided tour. Most people on the street trying to sell you tickets are offering a tour for 55 but are open to movement. We batted them down to 45 per head which I thought was a reasonable price considering the price of an entry ticket is 20 and skip the line (over an hour wait). They talk about all the paintings rooms and views. The tour takes you from Vatican Museum to Sistine Chapel then straight into St Peter s Basilica.

Amazing place . The artifacts are really beautiful . A lot of history art and culture is associated with this place . You must have a guide accompanying you to truly understand the importance of various paintings and other monuments.

5 star museum. Wonderful and helpful staff, a marvellous place, excruciatingly packed - at 10:30 in November, I wrongly thought it was off season! I wish the ticket sales were limited so I could have picked a better time slot. 3 stars is the experience. The Sistene Chapel was like being in the standing area of a rock concert, couldn't move, couldn't see, shuffled along. Almost the whole museum was the same. Audio guide not very useful, hard to spot the tiny numbers on signs, vast areas have no information or signs - take your own guide book if curious about particular pieces, and as said - hope you're not clashing with 10 coach tours.

You can find great work of arts and sculptures here in the museum. Advisable to get your tickets online to avoid the long line of queues.

What would a trio to Rome, Italy be without a trip to The Vatican. Guilded with gold and intrigue. We heard stories about some not so upstanding church notables. The guide did a phenomenal job of detailing the extensive artwork collection, room by room.

Awestruck by some of the most amazing paintings and murals

Interesting collection, but always being looked at as side visit since everyone goes after Sistine Chapel. Pity it's nit really curated well

So much of history! I have been to many museums but never have I seen collections of this scale and magnitude in one place. The rooms seem overflowing with antiquities and priceless artifacts. Read everything you can about the lines and the entrance because it gets busy. Don't fall for the Skip the Line hawkers as you approach St Peter's.

Skip the tour guide who just massacre your home language and heard you like a sheep to the obvious sites. This is a lovely museum to be enjoyed

Very nice museum, but the crowdedness really degrades the experience. Even though they handle it as good as one could.

Amazing artwork. But very crowded even tho we skipped the lines

Amazing One of the Great and wonderful museum in world

Beautiful museum! It s huge! I highly suggest a tour guide to take you through the highlights otherwise you will get lost and you cannot cover the museum in one day. We did your tours via Maya tours. Usually we don t do tours, but she was super amazing! Learned sooo much about the museum!

Buy your tickets online beforehand, cannot stress this enough! The line was about 500m long but with our pre booked tickets we were straight in! The museum aspect was magnificently done, easy to follow and all of the pieces flowed on from one another very nicely. So nice to appreciate the Vatican's rich history up close. Be sure to look for the Creation of Adam (it's on the middle of the ceiling) and the many other famous artworks in the Sistine Chapel. We almost completely forgot it was up there considering how much there is to look at! Overall, a great museum to spend a few hours in.

Most museums I have visited around the world would have a handful of world famous pieces of artwork. Every corner of every room has exhibits of this magnitude. Absolutely mindblowing.

Incredible show of art. Amazing. Mesmerizing. Cant miss it. Must visit. Beyond words to explain.

Very interesting museum but would recommend to take a guided tour.
Very rude staff in the Sixtine Chapel

Totally worth visiting especially if you have Rome City pass that will allow you to skip lines and save a lot of time.

really worth seeing but sooooooo unbelievable much visitors also in the low season... Book a tour very early because at the lunch time there are soo much people there thats not really enjoyable

This place is magical pay for the guided tour it's well worth the money

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. don't even worry about taking pictures. Go ahead if you want. Just buy the book and enjoy the moment!! It is amazing. The pope was in the Vatican on my visit. Sadly I didn't see him.

Good museum. All about Christianity which has to be one of the best fairy tales ever.

As you might imagine this is a wonderful collection of various antiquities. This was greatly enhanced by a great private guide.

Lots of things to do. Worth a look. Come early if book in online to avoid lines.

Absolutely incredible! Majestic indeed and don t let anyone tell you otherwise or scam you: the entry is free!

Extremely crowded and there is hardly any description for most of the sculptures. The collection itself is good, but the crowd makes it very hard to enjoy them.

Incredible architecture. Well worth the visit whether you have religious inclinations or not.

Didn't see sight nor sound of The Pope, starting to think he doesn't live here. Good map corridor. Decent enough collection of art from all over the gaff.