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Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani), in Viale Vatican in Rome, within the Vatican City, are in the midst of the greatest museums in the world, since they exhibit works from the immense collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries.

Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century. The Sistine Chapel and the Stanze Della Segnatura decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums.

As of 2007, they were visited by 4,310,083 people for the year.

Museum Information

Name	Vatican Museums
Established	1506
Location	Vatican City
Type	Paintings and Sculptures
Visitor figures	4,310,083 (2008)
Director	Antonio Paolucci
Website	mv.vatican.va/StartNew_EN.html