Trip Canceled- Michelangelo's Secret Room Ticket Avail

so sorry for your loss as well as having to cancel your trip.

And I was looking forward to your trip reports. Sorry for your losses.
=Tod

I went in May. No ID required. Just showed the paper ticket to the person at the desk inside and was directed to wait nearby for the guide. Upstairs to the New Sacristy, down the trap door stairs and you and three other people get 15 minutes. Amazing!

sorry for your two losses, both your stepmother and the helper and carer of your dad so now he needs help from elsewhere.

It must be very hard for you, and you have my sympathy.

Very kind for you to offer your ticket forward.

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

I just got back from Rome last night - went to Sistine Chapel, in fact, on Friday.
It did say we needed ID - I remember showing it to the security guy. But he didn't check it against the ticket. Also, he barely looked at it, so maybe it just said on the website to bring ID, but it's not really needed.

I am so sorry.

Can't speak this site specifically but every website says that you'll need ID for museum attraction tickets when you buy discounted senior tickets and I have never actually been asked. I think these are all anti-pirating efforts and attempts to keep people from sneaking discounted ticket prices but the people at the door just want to get the lines processed and don't care.

The only place I actually remember being checked was one of us was randomly asked for ID after already being inside the Alhambra site in Granada, Spain for several hours. The potential difference is that actual government offices exist inside the site so there is a level of actual security aside from tourist ticket security.

As always YMMV,
=Tod

I am so sorry for your loss.
I will be in Florence on Oct 1 and would be able to gratefully use your ticket. I am happy to pay for it. Thank you so much
Joanna

Thanks, all! Jehaskin check your messages, just need your email to forward the ticket.
The events that began on 8/8/25 continue to unfold. My stepmother passed away at home under hospice care while my father was hospitalized and later moved to a rehab facility, TG it's near my brother in the state he lives. Add to the mix, my mother ended up in the hospital, and then onto a rehab facility, luckily in the same place I reside and is coming home tomorrow. We are going through a home remodeling project that began last week, and has already become another stressor with issues. As sad as I am that I will not be visiting Italy as planned, imagine if the dominoes fell while I was there. That would have been a nightmare of a situation. I will return to Italy, but don't want to wait until this time next year as that is far too long of a wait. In the rare moments of spare time, I'll continue to daydream of my return.

You've certainly been through the wringer. My stepmother passed away at home under hospice care, while my Dad continued to stubbornly resist the help they and then he so desperately needed. The one thing that helped me deal with the stress of those days, apart from the support of my spouse and siblings, was meticulously planning my next trip to Europe while drinking a glass (or two) of wine at the end of every stressful day.

Hopefully, things will stabilize soon, and off to Italy with you.