Pope appoints new director of Vatican Museums

Pope appoints new director of Vatican Museums

Barbara Jatta, new director of the Vatican museums.- ANSA.

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis has appointed a new Director of the Vatican Museums, Barbara Jatta, who is set to take up the post on 1 January 2017.

Born in Rome on 6 October 1962, Barbara Jatta previously held the position of Vice-Director of the Vatican Museums.

She received her Liberal Arts degree in Letters from the ‘Sapienza’ University in Rome in 1986, a Diploma in Archives at the Vatican School of Paleography the following year, and a specialization in Art History in 1991.

Ms. Jatta has taught courses in ‘History of Graphic Art’ since 1994 at the University of Naples.

She also worked at the Vatican Apostolic Library from 1996 until 2010.

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