We have nearly 8km of exhibitions but even I can't tell you exactly how many pieces we have because even a small archway or a minor fresco is art.

Putting them in their context gives an idea of life and death from the first to the sixth centuries.

We're aware of the problem and we're determined to do something about it.

They exemplify the commitment of the Roman Pontiffs to promoting evangelization through the language of art.

They were born as private collections and not for public viewing. It is impossible to change structures like the chapels and hallways in the Apostolic Palace, so bottlenecks are inevitable.

True fragments of history have re-emerged intact from the oblivion of time and the Earth.