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Musei Vaticani, free service of guided tours in Italian Sign Language (LIS)

Opening times

Days of visit:
- Wednesday (from 15.00 - 17.00);
- Saturday (from 9.30 to 11.30; from 12.00 to 14.00; from 15.00 to 17.00);
- Fridays during night openings

Held in

Address

Address: Viale Vaticano, 100
Zone: Rione Prati (Roma centro)

Information

The "Guided tour for deaf people" is
- free of charge and includes the entrance to the Vatican Museums.
- one accompanying person is also free of charge
- it is conducted entirely in the Italian Sign Language LIS
- only by reservation available
- is organised for a maximum of 15 people

The Museums are also accessible to deaf people who do not use sign language.

Modalità di partecipazione: Booking required

Contacts

Telephone: 06 69883145 - 06 69884676 - 06 69884947 info e pren.
Email: visitedidattiche.musei@scv.va (indicare nell’oggetto "Visite in LIS")

Description

In order to overcome any barrier or discrimination in the enjoyment of the artistic and cultural heritage accessible to visitors, the Vatican Museums have for some time opened their doors to deaf and hard of hearing visitors, offering a free service of guided tours in Italian Sign Language (LIS).
The tour, which offers three different itineraries, is guided by deaf educational workers selected by the Vatican Museums through an innovative professional training and employment project.

Itineraries  
Raphael’s Rooms and Sistine Chapel (2h)
Discovering the masterpieces of Raphael and Michelangelo in the Vatican Apostolic Palaces.

Pio Clementino Museum and the Sistine Chapel (2h)
A journey through painting and sculpture, from masterpieces of classical statuary to the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century works of the Sistine Chapel.

Vatican Gardens (2h)
An evocative journey through the historical, botanical and architectural treasures of the Vatican Gardens.

The free guided tour service in the company of a specialised educational operator is also offered to deaf people who do not use or know sign language and use only lip-reading.

An innovative video guide in American Sign Language (ASL) complements and completes the proposal for the deaf visitors. Distributed free of charge at the Antenna International desk (Cortile delle Corazze), the video guide in ASL accompanies visitors on an evocative tour through the main Vatican masterpieces: from the splendid statue of Apoxyomenos to the Laocoon group, from Apollo to the Belvedere Torso, from the Gallery of Tapestries to the Gallery of Geographical Maps, from the Apartments of St. Pius V to the Sobieski Room. Also included in the guided tour are the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel.

Within

Events and shows › Guided tours and educational visits
Last checked: 2023-11-09 14:40
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