Vatican Museums: Visitors tour Rome's newly reopened landmark

One of Italy's biggest tourist draws reopens after a three-month coronavirus shutdown

Last updated: June 01, 2020 | 15:46

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Editor

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People wearing protective face masks queue to The Vatican Museums ahead of the re-opening amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rome, Italy.

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People wearing protective face masks queue to The Vatican Museums ahead of the re-opening amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rome, Italy.

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A visitor holds his online-bought entrance ticket as he lines up to enter the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) which reopen to the public.

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Visitors line up to enter the Vatican Museums on their reopening date, in Rome.

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Visitors line up to enter the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) which reopen to the public in The Vatican.

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Visitors line up to enter the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) which reopen to the public in The Vatican.

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People wearing protective face masks visit the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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People wearing protective face masks visit the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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A woman wearing a protective face mask visits the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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A man wearing a protective face mask visits the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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A woman wearing a protective face mask visits the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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A woman wearing a protective face mask takes a picture as she visits the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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People wearing protective face masks visit the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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A man wearing a protective face mask is seen in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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Visitors admire "The School of Athens" fresco by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael inside the Vatican Museum after it reopened, in Rome.

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Director of Vatican Museums Barbara Jatta inside the Vatican Museums as they reopen at the Vatican.

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