Vatican Historical Museum

Vatican Historical Museum
Museo Storico Vaticano (San Giovanni)
Established	partly in 1973, finally in March 1991
Location	Apostolic Palace of the Lateran, Rome
Coordinates	41°53′11.8″N 12°30′20.7″E / 41.886611°N 12.505750°E
Type	Historical
Website	mv.vatican.va

The Vatican Historical Museum (Italian: Museo storico vaticano) is one of the sections of the Vatican Museums. It was founded in 1973 at the behest of Pope Paul VI,^[1] and was initially hosted in environments under the Square Garden. In 1987 it was moved to the main floor of the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran and opened in March 1991.

The Vatican Historical Museum has a unique collection of portraits of the Popes from the sixteenth century to date, the memorable items of the Papal Military Corps of the 16–17th centuries and old religious paraphernalia related to rituals of the papacy. Also on display on the lower floor are the papamobili (Popemobiles); carriages and motorcars of Popes and Cardinals, including the first cars used by Popes.^[2]

^ Guida ai musei e alla Città del Vaticano. Ediz. inglese (in Italian). Edizioni Musei Vaticani. 1986. ISBN 978-88-86921-11-4. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^ "Museo Storico Vaticano (San Giovanni)". 060608.it. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[1] Guida ai musei e alla Città del Vaticano. Ediz. inglese (in Italian). Edizioni Musei Vaticani. 1986. ISBN 978-88-86921-11-4. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[Storico-2] "Museo Storico Vaticano (San Giovanni)". 060608.it. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

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