Vatican Museums offering 20 night-time openings between May and October

May 07,2014: The Vatican Museums on Tuesday announced that they are opening their doors to the public in the late evening every Friday from May 2nd until July 25th and then again from September 5th to October 31st. It’s the sixth year in the row that the Museums have offered visitors the chance to tour the Museums between the hours of 1900 and 23.00 . Previous night-time openings have been a great success. An added bonus for visitors visiting the Museums on Friday evenings during these coming months is a series of cultural events and concerts entitled “Il Bello da Sentire” (Beauty to Hear) . The performances will begin at 20.30, last around an hour and do not incur any extra cost. All night-time visits have to be booked in advance and the complete calendar of events will soon be available on the Vatican Museums website: www.museivaticana.va