Seeing the Sistine Chapel in a New Light

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Elisabetta Poveledo

Journalists look at the Sistine Chapel with its new lighting during a press visit. Courtesy of ArtDaily.

VATICAN CITY---To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museums have unveiled a new illumination system that exalts the frescoes in a manner that guarantees fresh awe. The three-million-euro revamp also includes a new energy efficient air-conditioning system designed to offset the environmental wear and tear wrought by six million neck-craning visitors each year. “The frescoes will be the ones to thank us,” the Vatican Museums director, Antonio Paolucci, said Wednesday. “We’re guaranteeing them the best health for centuries to come.”[link]