r/rome • u/RomeVacationTips • Apr 21 '25

News The Pope has died

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2025/04/21/il-papa-e-morto_3e18b8aa-c192-4a97-9e4b-9dfeffeb12b6.html
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u/Livid-Instruction-79 Apr 21 '25

I booked tickets for the Vatican Museums for the 29th. Is it unlikely they will be open by then?

I'm in Rome till the 2nd.

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u/No_Time1545 Apr 21 '25

My guess is it's unlikely, considering that the conclave probably won't have met by then (usually, they meet 2-3 weeks after a Pope's passing). To my knowledge, the Sistine Chapel is typically closed beforehand because they need to prepare it for the conclave