Can you take pictures inside the Vatican Museums in Italy?

Question

I have heard that you cannot take pics inside because flashes from camera can damage the art work, like the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel.

Answer 1

yess this is true. i went a couple years ago. you are alloweed to take pictures inside st. peters basilicca but not inside the museam cause the flashes could ruin the pictures.

Answer 2

Correct!!!!!!

In many museums you can not take any pictures.

Answer 3

Yes you can.  Just don't use flash.  You are not supposed to take pictures in the Sistine Chapel but I managed to snap off a dozen or so.  Just be discreet and don't use flash.  

You need a steady hand when you are not using flash, as the exposure time will be a second or so longer.

Here are some pictures I took at the Vatican, in Rome and Europe.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60178917@N0...

Answer 4

I was just there and you can take pictures inside the Vatican with flash. However no pictures are allowed the Sistine Chapel (you are not even allowed to talk in there).  --We did sneak one without flash.  The Vatican is amazing.  Get there early b/c the line is so long to get in.