Video on St. Peter’s Facade ‘An Encounter Between Ancient and Modern,’ Cardinal Says

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Andrea Bocelli performed as a special guest for the show’s inauguration.

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(photo: Vatican Media livestream screenshot / Vatican Media )

The facade of St. Peter’s Basilica was illuminated on Sunday night with 3-D projection mapping of art from the Vatican Museums in a new light display that seeks to combine new and old.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti described the Vatican’s new light showcase as “an encounter between ancient and modern using 3-D production technologies to enhance masterpieces of the past with a message aimed at the future.”

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Video on St. Peter’s Facade ‘An Encounter Between Ancient and Modern,’ Cardinal Says