Pope Francis invites artists to the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican seeks a new cultural dialogue
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis praised artists on Friday as true visionaries who can see, dream and invent as he welcomed 200 artists, filmmakers and writers into the Sistine Chapel to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Museums’ contemporary art collection. Francis acknowledged that some in the crowd – there was Andres Serrano, of Piss Christ fame […]
Exploring sacred sites: How virtual reality technology is opening up access from the comfort of home
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports on how virtual reality technology is providing new access to sacred sites around the world…
Postcards: Sistine Chapel key-keeper opens up after lockdown
PAOLO LUCARIELLO and ELISA COLELLA, of AP, report from Vatican City…
“Welcome back!” Several famed museums reopen across Europe
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAP In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the Girl with the Pearl Earring can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the rusty maze of steel sheets by Richard Serra is a wonderland anew for art lovers. And at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam can drop jaws […]
SIGHT-SEEING: THE HANDS OF GOD FOR A HEALING NEW YEAR
Writing from the US, BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, looks at the use of hands as a metaphor in the Bible…
High art meets high-tech in Vatican 3D film about Raphael
RNS Italian actor Flavio Parenti, as Raphael, in a scene from the Sistine Chapel in the 3D film ‘Raphael – Prince of the Arts’. PICTURE: Sky and Nexo Digital He was a child prodigy who became one of the most famous artists in the world, and more than six million tourists come to see his […]