Sistine Chapel Last Judgement being Restored

February 4 2026

Video: Rome Reports in English

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Sistine Chapel's Last Judgement by Michelangelo, part of the tourist route in the Vatican which approximately 6.7m visitors see every year, is undergoing a three month 'restoration' project. Scaffolding has been erected, and a reproduction on cloth put in its stead, in order to remove 'a widespread whitish veil' from the fresco. Presumably, considering the relatively short time scale involved, conservators will be dusting!

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