Perhaps second only in fame to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel opened to the public for the first time 500 years ago this week ...

The Florentine artist spent four years painting the challenging chapel against his will, but would have much rather been sculpting - Lucas Schifres/Getty Images Contributor Michelangelo never wanted ...

Gary Lucchesi and his production partner James Youner were a central figure in enabling the Sistine Chapel Experience, a ...

For centuries, millions have traveled to Rome to gaze upward in awe at Michelangelo’s breathtaking ceiling inside the Sistine Chapel. Yet for most visitors, the ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some liberties taken) in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, this historic event ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition®, the renowned touring exhibition that has welcomed over 3 million visitors worldwide , makes its ...

November 1 and 2 mark days of remarkable significance in the annals of global history.In 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was exhibited to the publi ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

One of the world's most extraordinary cultural treasures is coming to Texas in the form of The Sistine Chapel Experience. The digital recreation will allow visitors in Austin to step inside a dynamic, ...