WISHBOOK 2012
Letter from the President of the Vatican City State
Letter from the Director of the Vatican Museums
Letter from the International Director of the Patrons of the Arts
WORKS IN NEED OF CONSERVATION
MEDIEVAL, BYZANTINE TAPESTRIES AND TEXTILES DEPARTMENT
New Lighting in the Gallery of Tapestries
XIX CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY ART DEPARTMENT
Fontana’s Via Crucis
ORIENTAL ANTIQUITIES DEPARTMENT
15 New Exhibition Cases for the Coffin Collection
Vatican-Louvre Coffin Project
Aquisition of 560 Volumes of Famous Egyptologist François-René Herbin
New Display of Rooms I&II in the Egyptian Museum
MISSIONARY ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Six Panels from the Temple of Borobudur in Indonesia
Arcade from the Palace of the Shah of Tehran
Embroidered and Painted Silk Tapestry
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Restoration of over 600 Artifacts in the Vatican Gardens
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LABORATORY
Scanning Electronic Microscope
X-Ray Diffractometer
Mass Spectrometer
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR PATRONS, THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PLEDGED:
Quipu from Peru	by the Sweets Global Network
Bust of Dacian Prince	by the Colorado Chapter
Elegant Chinese Ritual Water Vessel	by the Belgium Chapter
Coriolanus, King of the Volsci	by the Canadian Chapter
Feline Statuettes	by the Vecchio Family, IL Chapter
Hagar and Ishmael	by Bill & Christie Heavener, FL Chapter
Elegant Ceremonial Headdress	by the International Chapter
Ornamental Hook and Disc from Papua New Guinea	by the International Chapter
Wooden Ushabti Box	by the Loyola High school Latin Class, California Chapter
A Collection of Roman Weight and Scales	by Robert F. Smith and the Vista Equity Partners of the Texas Chapter
Eleven Beautiful Chinese Scrolls by Yun Shouping	by Robert F. Smith the Vista Equity Partners of the Texas Chapter
Drawings of the Life of Christ by Nicola Consoni	in honor of Mrs. Anne Patel by Sheila Patel and Steven Benfield, NY Chapter
Scala Santa	by Leslie Negley and the Brown Foundation by way of the Texas Chapter and the UK Chapter
Portrait of the Alchemist	by the Australian Chapter
Two Paintings of St. Ildefonso	by the Velaj Foundation
Miniature Bronzes from Ancient Ostia	by the Texas Chapter
Idyllic Landscape with Shepherds	by the Texas Chapter
Tours for the Blind and Visually Impaired	by the California Chapter
Missionary Ethnological Photographic Collection	by the California Chapter
Sarcophagus with Dionysian Procession	by the California Chapter
Fireworks at Castel Sant’Angelo	by Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Villarreal Guajardo of Monterrey, MX
Bust of Pope Innocent XI	by Liana Marabini and the Monaco Chapter
Sarcophagus of the Three Shepherds	by Rupert & Robin Hambro, UK Chapter
Mosaics in the Braccio Nuovo	by Robert LoCascio, New York Chapter
Mosaic with a Circus Scene	by the Walter & Lucille Rubin Foundation, through the Florida Chapter
The Collection of Cardinal Sfondrati	by the Ohio Chapter
Seven Ancient Roman Terracotta Lamps	by Edward & Stella Rzadki, Canadian Chapter
Decorative Theatrical Masks	by the Scott Family, Canadian Chapter
Small Glass Shaped like a Dove	by the Studio d’Oro LLC and the Haas Family, Texas Chapter
Augustus, Nero, Septimius Severus and Balbino	by the Williams Family, DC/Baltimore Chapter
Barocchi Crucifixes Collection	by Antonio & Suzanne Rea, Michigan Chapter
Our Lady of the Battuti	by David & Claudia Brown, Canadian Chapter
Crucifixion with Saints	by Fr. Michael Rock, O de M, and Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Buffalo, Ohio Chapter
Madonna Enthroned with Sts. Michael and Ursula	by the Kirkpatrick Family of the Canadian Chapter
Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch	by the Canadian Chapter
Camassei’s Cain and Abel	by Rick & Lisa Altig, Seattle Chapter
The Mocking of Christ	in memory of Mr. & Mrs. David F. Bremner
Madonna and Child with St. Mary Magdalene	in honor of Cardinal Francis George by the Illinois Chapter
Madonna and Child with Sts. John the Baptist and Jerome	by the Michigan Chapter
Madonna and Child with Sts. Anne, Elizabeth and John the Baptist	by the Louisiana Chapter
Portrait of Mother and Daughters	by the Villines Family, California Chapter
Wrestling the Beasts in the Coliseum	by Rick & Lisa Altig,Seattle Chapter
Christ before Pontius Pilate	by the Georgia Chapter
Colorful Molds from the Apse of St. John Lateran	by Greg & Michelle Pulles, Minnesota Chapter
Nativity and St. Veronica by Bernard Buffet	by the Minnesota Chapter
Cristo Giacente	by James & Annette Gifford, Florida Chapter
Gallery of the Candelabra	by the Samuel J. Connie M. Frankino Foundation
Statue of the God Horus	by the Georgia Chapter
Head of Isis	by Mike & Jocelyn Charles, Canadian Chapter
The Mummy Board of Ikhi	by the Massachusetts Chapter
Statue of Isis-Lactans	by Peter & Shannon Burgener, Canadian Chapter
12 Month Patron’s Office Internship	partially pledged by the California Chapter