Past Projects Archive

Holy Stairs Restoration The restoration report of the Scala Santa   According to an ancient tradition of St. Helena, the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine (280-337), transported from Jerusalem to Rome the staircase of Pontius Pilate’s Praetorian Palace, which Jesus Christ climbed for the Good Friday trial. This staircase permitted access from the piazza [...]

Carriage Museum Entrance Project FINAL OUTCOME – A SIMPLER ENTRANCE WITH A HANDICAPPED UTILITY ELEVATOR WAS EVENTUALLY COMPLETED IN THE SPRING OF 2021. The Carriage Museum Entrance Project was entrusted to the “Technical Service” department of the Vatican City which oversees all their construction projects. The project was delayed, as preference moved to the Bramante [...]

Three Taoist Paintings from Ming Dynasty Period: 2018 Duration: 1 Year Cost of Restoration: $16,500.00

Amida Ngorai Period: 2018 Duration: 1 Year Cost of Restoration: $25,300.00

Empress Cixi Parlor sponsored by Ben & Kim Chang Period: 2017 Duration: 1 Year Cost of Restoration: €109,603.36

This scroll was once part of the collection of Cardinal Stefano Borgia. This long, horizontal scroll is a significant piece in the Vatican Museums’ collection because of its hight empirical value and history interest. The object is part of the oldest section of the Ethnological Museum, as shown in the…