Visit the Sistine Chapel online

Sit back and enjoy a virtual tour of the Vatican's humungous art collection from the comfort of your armchair. The Vatican's 500-year-old art collections are visited by more than three million people a year but now you can enjoy it all online. At the new Vatican Museums website, aimed at attracting tourists from around the world, you can tour the dozen museums and galleries of the Vatican and and read about the artworks. View Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms, the Pinacoteca painting gallery or the Egyptian and Etruscan museums. While visiting the different rooms, you can zoom into the details of paintings and explore every single object. You will need Java software installed on your computer to be able to view the work.