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Vatican Museums Begin Five-Year Restoration of Raphael Loggia
The Vatican Museums announced a five-year, $5.5 million project to clean and restore the Raphael Loggia. The work will use hand-held lasers on the 65-meter corridor that connects parts of the Apostolic Palace.
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The Vatican Museums announced Wednesday the start of a five-year, $5.5 million restoration of the Raphael Loggia, a 65-meter corridor inside the Apostolic Palace. The windowed second-floor passageway overlooks the San Damaso courtyard and is not open to the public. It features biblical scenes and botanical motifs painted in the late 1510s.
Restorers will use hand-held lasers for a dry cleaning method because the paints are water soluble. Officials said the same approach will protect the stucco decoration. The project is financed by the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation. The foundation's total contribution exceeds $14 million and also covers digitization, a documentary, and a training program for restorers.
The Vatican will replace the arched windows with special glass that filters ultraviolet light. Pope Leo XIV uses the corridor when moving between his private apartments and audiences.
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