Sistine Chapel: an exceptional maintenance operation in 2026 on Michelangelo's Last Judgment
By Sabine Gignoux with the I.Média agency
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Scaffolding will be erected and will cover the entire west wall of the Sistine Chapel. VATICAN MEDIA / Hans Lucas/AFP
From January to March 2026, scaffolding will be erected in front of Michelangelo's Last Judgment fresco to allow for inspection and exceptional cleaning, the new director of the Vatican's restoration laboratory announced. The restoration of Raphael's Loggia will also be undertaken over a five-year period.
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I subscribeThe new director of the Vatican Museums' Painting and Woodwork Restoration Laboratory has announced that Michelangelo's famous Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel will undergo exceptional maintenance in 2026. In an interview with Vatican media, Paolo Violini, who took office on August 1, explained that starting in January 2026 , "scaffolding will be erected and will cover the entire west wall" of the chapel.
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