VATICAN CITY, SEP 22, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy See will once again participate in the celebration of European Heritage Days, an initiative of the Council of Europe in which more than 40 countries on the continent take part. The celebrations this year will take place on Sunday, September 24.
The Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, the Vatican Museums and the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archeology are all collaborating in the event.
On September 24, entrance to the Vatican Museums will be free, and visitors will have the opportunity of seeing the recently-restored Christian Museum of Pope Benedict XIV.
All catacombs in Rome that are normally open to the public will also be free of charge. At the San Callisto Catacombs on the Old Appian Way a photographic exhibition will be inaugurated entitled "Charity, solidarity and the catacombs."
.../EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS/... VIS 20060922 (150)
The Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, the Vatican Museums and the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archeology are all collaborating in the event.
On September 24, entrance to the Vatican Museums will be free, and visitors will have the opportunity of seeing the recently-restored Christian Museum of Pope Benedict XIV.
All catacombs in Rome that are normally open to the public will also be free of charge. At the San Callisto Catacombs on the Old Appian Way a photographic exhibition will be inaugurated entitled "Charity, solidarity and the catacombs."
.../EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS/... VIS 20060922 (150)
No comments:
Post a Comment