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Sistine Chapel Exhibition Heads to Shopping Mall in New Jersey

Sistine Chapel Exhibition Heads to Shopping Mall in New Jersey

Published by Jenni Sidey

The similarities between Rome and Paramus, New Jersey, are legion, and soon there will be one more point of commonality: Michelangelo’s hallowed paintings in the Sistine Chapel. The setting will be the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall, and the occasion will be “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition,” an “immersive experience” opening April 10. “Rated 4.8 stars globally, the exhibition faithfully recreates all 34 of Michelangelo’s ceiling and altar masterpieces using licensed high-resolution imagery and an advanced printing technique,” reads a press release (which deserves some credit for not bumping that rating up to 5). “From The Creation of Adam to The Last Judgment, every fresco is rendered in vivid detail, allowing visitors to explore the emotion, depth, and artistry of the Vatican’s most celebrated space—without crowds, time limits, or a trip to Rome.” Related Articles A “verified guest review” of the traveling exhibition from Fedel S. counts as a rave: “I doubt that I may ever have the opportunity to visit the real Sistine Chapel, so this exhibit gave me an informative and beautiful …

Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ gets clean up as tide of visitors to Sistine Chapel grows

Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ gets clean up as tide of visitors to Sistine Chapel grows

Published by Sam Flores

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – “The Last Judgement,” Michelangelo’s vast fresco painted into the plaster of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is undergoing an extraordinary maintenance process in preparation for Easter, with a team of 20 restorers working in two shifts a day remove a thin milky residue that has built up due to the thousands who come to admire the masterpiece every day. Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, described the coating as “a sort of cataract” to journalists on Saturday (Feb. 28) that flattens the dramatic effect of shadows and light of the roughly 45-by-40-foot fresco. After it was discovered two years ago, laboratory tests revealed that the coating primarily consisted of calcium lactate, a type of salt formed from the breath of the 17,000 to 20,000 daily visitors to the chapel, where the church’s cardinals convene to elect a pontiff. Seven million people passed through the space last year. “Calcium lactate comes from respiration, the increase in temperatures, humidity, and also the increase in the number of visitors,” explained Fabrizio Biferali, the curator …

Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ Fresco Undergoes 3-Month Cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ Fresco Undergoes 3-Month Cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Published by Sam Flores

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said Monday. The Sistine Chapel will remain open to visitors during the three-month cleaning, albeit with scaffolding partially obstructing the view of the fresco, the Vatican Museums said in a statement. The cleaning, the first major restoration since 1994, will remove microparticle buildup on the plaster from so many people visiting each day. The museum called the film a “widespread whitish haze, produced by the deposition of microparticles of foreign substances carried by air movements.” More than 6 million people visit the Vatican Museums each year, with the Sistine Chapel a top destination. With so many people in such a small place, the Vatican is constantly monitoring humidity and temperature levels in the chapel and taking proactive measures to protect it. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th …

Chapel of a little less love: Vegas saw 2 percent decline in weddings last year

Chapel of a little less love: Vegas saw 2 percent decline in weddings last year

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Las Vegas saw a more than 2 percent decline in weddings last year leaving venues looking for new ways to attract couples. Known as the wedding capital of the world, Vegas has long been the destination for brides and grooms to get hitched. Several celebrity couples have said “I do” in Sin City, including the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, and Priscilla, who tied the knot in 1967. Despite the fanfare that Vegas weddings have received throughout the decades, the industry took a hit last year. Clark County, which Vegas is part of, performed more than 70,000 weddings in 2025, which may seem like a lot, but it was nearly a thousand fewer than the year before, according to Fox 5 Vegas. …