https://freerepublic.com/tag/vaticanmuseum/ en-us Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:49:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389308/posts Qualified women should certainly take their place at the top if they are the best candidates for the job...but that’s not what’s happening. In 2023, the New York Times ran an article entitled, “Increasingly, Women Are Running the World’s Great Museums.” Some of the museums mentioned were the Louvre, the Vatican Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. But it’s not only museums where women dominate. Other arts and cultural institutions seem to be on a permanent trajectory to hire women as CEOs. On the surface, this shouldn’t be a problem. Qualified women should certainly take their place at the... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389308/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:49:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389937/posts VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- To really see the Sistine Chapel, it's more important to have a Bible in your hands than mini-binoculars, said Msgr. Roberto Zagnoli, an official of the Vatican Museums.The Italian monsignor is the principal author of "The Painted Word," a new series of books published by the Vatican Museums and the Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. In the four-part series, the Italian monsignor quotes and explains the biblical passages that inspired the famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. The first volume focuses on Michelangelo's work on the Sistine ceiling. "Fascinating the eyes and the spirit,"... artknowledgenews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389937/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:19:33 GMT