The Vatican Museums are situated in buildings erected by various popes.The modern helicoidal stair, case, which welcomes the visitors at! the entrance, is striking Bramante I for Julius II designed the courtyards in 1503 the extraordinary richness of these museums is a must for every.One visiting Rome for centuries the popes, fervent art collection, gathered and preserved so many items that they originated one of the greatest museums of the world, housing an, amazing number of classical and Renaissance art works.The collections are displayed in geographical and chronological orders and cover the art of ancient.Egypt, of medieval Christian Italy, modern religious Expressionism, and contemporany religious at Obviously, it is impossible to visit everything in only one day, you'd better focus on the master-pieces, like the "Cappella Sistina", the "crown jewel" in the Vatican Museums, decorated with frescoes by the most important artist of the 15th and 16 th centuries, comprising Michelangelo's and Raphael's masterpieces.