Appia Antica Park, marble tympanum with marine frieze will be restored with open construction site

The Arte Fuori dal Museo (Art Outside the Museum) project kicks off at the Appia Antica Archaeological Park, carried out in collaboration with the LoveItaly association and Federalberghi Lazio, with the support of Fondazione Roma. At the center of the initiative is the marble tympanum decorated with a frieze of sea creatures, a find of exceptional quality that emerged during recent archaeological investigations in the Villa of Sette Bassi, an important Roman-era complex along the Via Latina within the Appia Antica Archaeological Park.

The tympanum will be the subject of a significant restoration project designed as a construction site open to the public. Visitors will thus have the opportunity to witness conservation operations up close, observing the dialogue between archaeological research and conservation practice before the tympanum embarks on its exhibition tour, scheduled at the Sina Bernini Bristol Hotel.

In line with the latest approaches of public archaeology, the restoration will not be reserved exclusively for insiders, but will become the focus of a series of specialized scientific-disclosure guided tours. The initiative intends to offer the public a direct insight into the operational phases of restoration, the methodologies employed and the historical-archaeological context in which the artifact was found.

During the guided tours it will be possible to delve into different aspects of the project: the archaeological context of the investigations in the so-called “Body B” of the Villa of Sette Bassi, funded by the National Complementary Plan to the PNRR; the iconography of the tympanum, with particular attention to the bas-relief depicting a Triton and its stylistic attribution to the Antonine age, the end of the 2nd century AD.C.; the different phases of restoration, illustrated directly on the artifact, from cleaning operations to marble consolidation.

Appointmentsare scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m., 12 noon and 3 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m., 12 noon and 3 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 1 at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon and 3 p.m. On the latter date, admission will be free on Sunday at the Museum, offering an additional opportunity to approach archaeological heritage through a hands-on, participatory experience.

Reservations via app or Italian Museums portal by selecting the ticket “LOVE Appia. The participatory restoration of the marine frieze” or on the day itself from the totems placed at the site entrance, exclusively with electronic payment card.
The restoration site is open to school groups and school groups who can request educational tours of the restoration site and the archaeological excavation area. For information and reservations, please contact the Park’s Education Service at pa-appia.servizioeducativo@cultura.gov.it.

Appia Antica Park, marble tympanum with marine frieze will be restored with open construction site

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