‘Without blood, there is no life,’ says Vatican Museums director
VATICAN CITY (CNA)
A new initiative in Italy will allow blood donors to receive a free ticket to the Vatican Museums.
“Without blood, there is no life. Without art, life would be empty and sad,” said Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums.
The initiative is the product of a partnership between Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital and the blood donor group “Francesco Olgiati,” in collaboration with the Vatican Museums.
Seeking to encourage the donation of blood, which can be life-saving for patients who need transfusions, the agreement allows people who donate blood to receive a voucher (worth 4 euro), which is valid for entrance into the Vatican Museums without waiting in line.
Such initiatives, Jatta said, allow the Vatican Museums to be “a living cultural institution, an integral part of the social fabric … just as Pope Francis has hoped.”
