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Visitors will soon be able to see a long-hidden space inside the Medici Chapel in the Italian city of Florence.
参观者很快就可以看到意大利佛罗伦萨美第奇教堂博物馆内一个隐藏已久的空间。
The walls of the small space contain drawings that some experts believe may have been created by the famous artist Michelangelo.
这个小空间的墙壁上挂着一些画，一些专家认为这些画可能是著名艺术家米开朗基罗的作品。
The secret room is small – 10 meters by 3 meters.
这间密室很小——长10米宽3米。
Officials discovered the room in 1975 when searching for a way to make a new exit from Medici Chapel.
1975年，官员们在寻找美第奇教堂博物馆新出口时发现了这个房间。
The museum's then-director Paolo Dal Poggetto strongly believed that the drawings were by Michelangelo, said the current director, Paola D'Agostino.
该博物馆现任馆长保罗·达戈斯蒂诺说，当时的馆长保罗·达波吉托坚信这些画是米开朗基罗的作品。
A debate over the issue began then and continues to this day.
关于这一问题的争论从那时开始一直持续到今天。
D'Agostino suggested that experts of Michelangelo's drawings did not believe he created the works at the time of their discovery 50 years ago.
达戈斯蒂诺表示，在50年前发现这些作品时，研究米开朗基罗画作的专家们不相信这些画是他创作的。
She added, "Others had a more moderate view, in the sense they thought that some could be by Michelangelo and others could be by followers. So the debate is ongoing."
她补充说，“其他人的观点较为温和，他们认为有些可能是米开朗基罗的作品，有些可能是追随者的作品。因此，争论仍在继续。”
The room was used to store coal until 1955.
直到1955年，这个房间一直被用来储存煤炭。
Then it was closed and forgotten for years below a special kind of opening known as a trapdoor.
之后，它被关闭并被遗忘了很多年，藏在一种特殊开口（即活板门）下。
The trapdoor was hidden beneath furniture.
活板门藏在家具下面。
The drawings themselves were discovered under two layers of plaster – a substance used to make walls and ceilings smooth.
这些画本身是在两层灰泥下发现的，灰泥是一种用来使墙壁和天花板变光滑的物质。
Dal Poggetto believed Michelangelo hid in the space to escape the anger of Pope Clement VII.
达波吉托认为米开朗基罗躲在这个空间里是为了躲避教皇克雷芒七世的愤怒。
The artist had supported a short-lived republic that overthrew the Medicis.
这位艺术家曾支持过一个推翻美第奇家族的短命共和国。
In the room, the artist drew for some of his projects.
在这个房间里，该艺术家为他的一些项目画了画。
They include drawings believed to be the legs of Giuliano de' Medici.
其中包括据信是朱利亚诺·德·美第奇的腿的画。
Starting on November 15, small groups of four people will be able to visit the room for about 15 minutes.
从11月15日开始，四人一组可以参观这个房间大约15分钟。
Visitors will have to pay an additional $20 on top of the $10 charged for entry to the main museum.
除了主博物馆门票10美元，参观者还需另外支付20美元。
The museum said it limits the number of visitors because of the need to reduce exposure of the artworks to light.
该博物馆表示，由于需要减少艺术品暴露在光线下的时间，其限制了参观人数。
At most, 100 visitors will be able to go to the room each week.
每周最多有100名参观者能够进入这个房间。
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