We just got back from our St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Association field trip to the Vatican Splendors exhibit at the Missouri History Museum. If you haven’t gone yet, do so quickly as the St. Louis exhibit closes Sunday, September 12.

We thoroughly enjoyed it. There were so many beautiful pieces of art by masters including Bernini, Giotto, and Michelangelo. There were relics of St. Peter and St. Paul, and many architectural items from Rome.

Many of the items on exhibit have never before left the Vatican. A handful of the items, such as a gold plaque from the Tomb of Saint Peter, and the Pieta, are exact replicas. My favorite part of the exhibit was the scaffolding reproduction of the Sistine Chapel as it might have looked while being painted. No photography is allowed within the exhibit, so all I have to share is this lovely photo of the outdoor banner!

Although Vatican Splendors is leaving St. Louis, you can still see it in Pittsburgh, October 10, 2010 – January 2, 2011, and it opens in Fort Lauderdale, January 29, 2011.

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