Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries By: Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press Posted: 9:57 AM CDT Thursday, Jun. 26, 2025 Last ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in ...

The Raphael Rooms were never fully closed off to the public during their long restoration, but they are now free of scaffolding for the many visitors flocking to the Vatican Museums for the 2025 ...

Even at the time, there were reports that Raphael had wanted to decorate the rooms not with frescoes but with oil paint directly on the wall, to give the images greater brilliance. The 10-year ...

Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning The Associated Press Published June 26, 2025 ...