European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                We sch put j for the Colo coded maps with suggested itineraries Are helping summer visitors unravel the mysteries of the vast Vatican by Sylvana Poa United press International mile stroll through the Vatican museum is a culturally enlightening As the guide books hit its also very hard i the v t it was Worth u in sure 11 was Worth Barbara in Kellch Thunder As she limped from the museum exit id her mania and halt Myers of said the Vatican museum was their very first Stop Oil their first trip to thought it was mid but in dam glad 1 wore the met comfortable pair of shoes i More than million tourists a year including a Day at the height of the summer season visit the museum experts consider the worlds great est treasure House of raid director Walter most Are on such Light time budgets that hey try to cram All Square Yards at exhibit space into a half hour by make each huh off tour meaning Loo  museums Sty and Cut told by Tea Force of too to help a twists this Perse Gau and Hli Stair have plotted Odo coded maps of four different said and end to ifs plus other must sees such As the Sis line the Borgia apartments and the Raphael the fourth is dedicated la the museums More modern the Vatican museum grew out of a collection of it Assoc mul Petures accumulated the Popes to beautify their residences and the classier still make up the biggest pact of the museums collect but no not even has any idea of lust How Many pieces Are in the eve expanding col we have managed to make an inventory of the classic greek and roman so far we have pieces catalogued but we have Iii even begun counting the to protect the collection which today ranges from 900 ice Racolta to a bust of zeus to a piece of Moon Rock the Micum has Pur chased the most sophistical cd surveillance equip ment visitors an warned that to avoid Embar no Ling in Giulioni they ibo int gel too close to us Art As the electronic curtains in and each piece an extremely sensitive to the ones rivet close present of people and might set off an we have All the Modem Security gadgets sen said but ultimately its the guards who Are most the number of Security guards has been in creased considerably since May when a Hammer wielding hungarian screaming 1 am Jesus Christ at horrified smashed the band and damaged the face and veil of the Madonna in Michelangelo Pieta statue in Peters Basili we Haven had any incidents since said but we Arent taking any chances the museum has become concerned front july through he Vatican Muifun it open from 9 to i about about the number of trippers floating through the exhibits mostly Young people who Stote themselves up with a bit of marijuana or Ltd and Ihnn visit the to Groove on the mummies in the egyptian Section or the Tao lat paintings in the missionary Art to Deal with the per Segati has guards dressed in loud sports shirts indistinguishable from the average Touhl roaming the museum with two Way radios in Small Canvas we have 25 television monitors each hooked up to four different cameras All Goniu at the same said when we spot someone acting strangely we Alert a Plain Oles guard and he Longwi them unto they  the second tour to 14 limited As the first is vast the mini itinerary is restricted to a Quick trip past the etruscan vases and into the ornate sistine where Popes Are elected under the glory of much Engelos ceiling frescoes go Earty it you Tao pc we us Pei Katl and vows Orts restrict the number of Penowi inside the Hube Oia Pel at one thine and traffic jams of tourist to craning their necks at the ceiling can often Alwo Hoar the third itinerary includes a selection of the museums most important greek and roman classical visitors Jam sistine Chapel to View Selling by july 1977 the stars and stripes Page 13