Exhibitions
An unprecedented cultural and media event: 100 original documents, preserved for 400 years in the Popes’ Archive, will leave the confines of the Vatican City walls for the first time in history, and will be admired at the Capitoline Museums in Rome, from February till September 2012, for the exhibition Lux in arcana - The Vatican Secret Archives reveals itself. Conclaves, heresies, popes and emperors. Crusades, excommunications, ciphered letters. Manuscripts, codices, ancient parchments. A unique and once-in-a-lifetime event recounting history through its sources.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- 2.30 pm: Media Accreditation at the Exedra of Marcus Aurelius - Capitoline Museums, Piazza del Campidoglio;
- 3.00 pm: Preview of the exhibition (admission from Portico del Vignola);
Please note: only from 5.30 pm (special opening until 9.30) all visitors can finally enjoy the 100 original and valuable documents on display.
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Tuesday-Sunday: 9.00 am - 8.00 pm; Last admission 1 hour before closing time
Closed: Monday.
Please note: schedules are subject to change. Please check regularly for online updates and/or cancellations.
"Museo + Exhibition" Combined Ticket:
- Adults: € 12,00;
- Concessions: € 10,00;
- Ridottissimo special price: € 2,00;
Roman Citizens only (by showing a vaild ID):
- Adults: € 11,00;
- Concessions: € 9,00;
- Ridottissimo special price: € 2,00;
Please note: According to the Municipal by-law n. 32 of 26/03/2009 and due to the exceptionality of the exhibition Lux in Arcana, people usually entitled to free admission must purchase a € 2,00 concessionary ticket. Free admission is only granted to: elementary and intermediate school groups; disabled visitors and a carer; Roma Pass holders if used for one of the first two free admissions.
BOOKING:
- Groups (max 30 visitors): guided tours are available either for the museum and/or exhibition. A booking service is available for groups (max 30 visitors) for an additional booking fee of € 25,00;
- Schools (max 30 pupils/students): guided tours are available; bookings are required for the admission.
Booking for individual visitors is available only when purchasing online tickets. If you book in advance you can skip the line by going directly to the ticket window.
Phone booking: tel. +39 060608 (daily from 9.00 am – 9.00 pm).
Online tickets: www.omniticket.it. Additional booking fee: € 1,00.
In collaboration with: Roma Capitale, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali e Centro Storico - Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali and Zètema Progetto Cultura;
Exhibition Main Sponsor: EMC Computer System Italia Spa;
Exhibition Sponsors: Lancia, Scrinium;
Sponsors of Civic Museum Network: Banche tesoriere di Roma Capitale: BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas, Unicredit, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Vodafone;
Technical Sponsors: iGuzzini, Generali;
Technology Partner: Accenture;
Zètema Progetto Cultura