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to better illuminate the entire chapel at a lower cost. Also under
Paolucci's direction visiting hours of the museums were extended into the evenings, and an online system was launched for the public to make their reservations. Paolucci retired from the Vatican Museums in 2017, and was succeeded by
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Vatican Museums, Paolucci was, for nearly twenty years, the superintendent of the Polo Museale Fiorentino as well as the director general for cultural heritage in Tuscany. His responsibilities included overseeing sites in Florence such as the
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in 2014, replacing the original air conditioning system installed in 1993 which was designed to manage up to 700 visitors at a time (while presently up to 2000 visitors at a time are allowed in). At the same time, a new lighting system was put in place using about 7000
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Paolucci's passion for art began through his handling of antique objects found in his father's shop. He studied art history in Florence under
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