The Sistine Chapel in 3D? The Vatican must think we are all idiots

3D experiences cannot replace seeing Michelangelos wonderful art in the flesh. Does Italy just hate tourists?

Does the Vatican think everyone who visits the Sistine Chapel is an idiot?

New arrangements to see Michelangelos frescoes in the Vatican seem to view tourists as the enemy, to be fobbed off with 3D spectacles and virtual reality while perhaps being allowed to spend only a limited time looking up at Michelangelos real paintings. Yet meanwhile, the pope is allowing the chapel to be used for corporate events.

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