If you could not make the Pope’s Funeral in Rome, you might want to at least see "Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes"Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLadyThe upcoming exhibition coming to Montreal (and then to San Antonio and Milwaukee) called Saint Peter & The Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes, will include Pope Benedict XVI Election Items. Visitors can view White Smoke Producing Cartridge from 2005 Election and the New Pope's Vestments.
The exceptional Vatican objects include the cartridge that produced the white smoke heralding Pope Benedict XVI's election; four objects that comprise the new pope's first vestments, including a cassock, zucchetto, pectoral cross and shoes; and a framed photograph of Pope Benedict XVI. Two exquisite urns and two patens also join the collection. The cardinals' ballots were set on a small gilded bronze plate and then slid into an urn adorned with sheep, which served to gather the ballots. A second urn, topped with a shepherd, was used to hold the ballots after they had been counted. The two urns are meant to reflect Christ as the Good Shepherd. The urns were designed by sculptor Cecco Bonanotte, who also created the bronze cast of Pope John Paul II's hand, one of the most moving objects in the exhibition. Also included is the paten for the ballots of the sick cardinals who could not attend the conclave.
The exhibition objects, beginning with Saint Peter through Pope John Paul II, and now the new pope, include tiaras, sketches, jewelry, vestments, sculptures and gifts to the popes from notables Napoleon and the Dalai Lama, which are on loan from the Vatican, the Vatican Museums, the archives of the Propaganda Fide, the Pontifical Sacristy, the Sistine Chapel, Roman churches administered by the Vatican. Opening, June 4, 2005 at the Basilica de Notre Dame in Montreal, the exhibition will move to San Antonio's Convention Center in October '05 and the Milwaukee Public Museum in February '06. While the Vatican draws millions of visitors each year to view its art and history, many of these objects have never been on display before, even in Rome.
"This exhibition is about art, history, culture and the Church's legacy over the last 2000 years," said Mark Greenberg, president, Clear Channel Exhibitions. "The Vatican has had a profound and dominant affect on society, influencing western culture more than any other source in recorded history. 'Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes' is a moving tribute to an exquisite assemblage of art and objects associated with our popes." Greenberg added that the exhibit is not solely about religion, but rather a collection of fine and decorative arts that explores the papacy and its influence on world history. The objects are on loan from many institutions from Vatican City State including: Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Vatican Museums, the Reverenda Fabbrica of Saint Peter, the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul's Outside-the-Walls and the Apostolic Floreria. 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The Legacy of the Popes exhibition, one of the world's largest collections of Vatican art, documents and historical objects is scheduled for public viewing in Montreal, San Antonio and Milwaukee beginning in June 2005. 
"We are most gratified to add the new pope's items to the more than 300 pieces that trace 2000 years of Catholic leadership," said Jeffrey Wyatt, Senior Vice President of Clear Channel Exhibitions, the producer of the Vatican exhibit. "Exhibition visitors will have a rare opportunity to see these new objects related to Pope Benedict's election before they are finally displayed in Rome. We are truly blessed to have them."
Among the most important objects of the tour is the bronze cast of John Paul II's hand. Visitors can press their hands against it as they exit, symbolizing personal contact with the recently deceased pope himself. Highlights of the tour also include a fourth century marble headstone; a fifth century fresco of Saint Peter; the Mandylion of Edessa, a fifth century linen painting of the face of Jesus; a processional cross from the 15th century; the first known map of Australia; and a crucifix adorned silver pastoral staff of Pope Paul VI and John Paul II.