Inside the Vatican Museums with Director Barbara Jatta - 296 - Alain Elkann Interviews

MANAGER OF A MASSIVE CULTURAL LEGACY. Barbara Jatta is an Italian art historian and the Director of the Vatican Museums. Appointed by Pope Francis in 2017, she made history as the first woman ever to lead the prestigious institution. A highly respected expert in the history of drawing, engraving, and graphic arts, before her directorship she built a long career at the Vatican, notably serving as the head of the prints department at the Vatican Apostolic Library. As Director, she manages a massive cultural legacy that spans 7 miles of exhibit space, including the Sistine Chapel and a huge collection of artifacts. Her leadership focuses heavily on conservation, education, and modernising visitor experiences across the Vatican's various museums and galleries. "While the Vatican Museums are the museums of Popes and of the present Pope, we take care of worldwide and universal collections and it is our responsibility to share them with our visitors." "We have tried to make people understand that the Vatican Museums have so much more to offer beyond Raphael and Michelangelo." "It is extremely important to offer our visitors a journey to the collections which is not only artistical or historical but also spiritual." https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com...