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Vatican Radio Museum

The Museo Storico della Radio Vaticana, or Vatican Radio Museum, belongs to the story of how the Holy See learned to speak across distance in the 20th century. Vatican Radio itself was founded in 1931, with Guglielmo Marconi helping to launch it under Pope Pius XI, and this museum gathers that broadcast heritage into one place. You’re in a city where communication has always mattered — from papal documents carried by hand to radio signals sent far beyond these walls. The museum’s Italian name keeps that link clear: Museo Storico della Radio Vaticana literally points to a historic collection of Vatican radio equipment and memory. …

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