| LC control no. | n 81003002 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Vatican. Museo vaticano |
| Variant(s) | Musei vaticani Museo vaticano Vatican. Musei vaticani Vatican Museum Vatican Museums Vatican. Vatican Museum Vatikanische Museen |
| Associated country | Italy |
| Located | Rome |
| Field of activity | Museums |
| Special note | For publications purporting to be issued by Musei vaticani or Vatican Museums, use as access point (if appropriate) the heading: Vatican City. Direzione generale dei monumenti, musei e gallerie pontificie Not to be considered a corporate body under AACR2. "Museo vaticano" and "Musei vaticani" (Vatican Museum and Vatican Museums) are generic terms which refer to at least nine museums and galleries in Vatican City. Only specific museums, e.g., Museo gregoriano etrusco, should be treated as corporate bodies. For publications purporting to be issued by Musei vaticani or Vatican Museums, use as access point (if appropriate) the heading: Vatican City. Direzione generale dei monumenti, musei e gallerie pontificie [n 82115444] or its later authorized variant. |
| Found in | Vatican Museums web site, viewed July 18, 2008 (Vatican Museums) <http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html> |
| Not found in | World of learning, 1981-82, 1992 (Vatican museums and galleries admin. by Direction-General of the Pontifical Monuments, Museums, and Galleries); Annuario pontificio, 1981, 1991 (Vatican museums admin. by Direzione generale dei monumenti, musei e gallerie pontificie); Direct. of museums, c1975 (lists only individual museums); Museums of the world, 1973 (lists only individual museums, no "Museo vaticano"); Museo gregoriano profano ex lateranense, c1991- : v. 1, pt. 1, t.p. (Vatikanische Museen) p. 11 (pref. signed by Carlo Pietrangeli, direttore generale dei Musei vaticani) |
| Associated language | ita |
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