Archaeological Park of Pompeii - Finestre sull'Arte

Pompeii, a wall collapses in the Insula Meridionalis during the Phlegraean Fields earthquake swarm

During the earthquake swarm that affected the Phlegraean Fields area this morning, with tremors also felt distinctly in Naples and the Phlegraean hinterland and a maximum magnitude of 3.2, a partial collapse occurred inside thearchaeological area of ...
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Prince Albert II of Monaco today visiting the Archaeological Park of Pompeii

A visit to Pompeii Archaeological Park today for Prince Albert II of Monaco. Accompanied by the park's director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, he admired the site's main points of interest: from the entrance in Piazza Anfiteatro he visited the Praedia di Giul...
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Pompeii Archaeological Park even more accessible: a multisensory path and guided tours in LIS

Kicking off is the Pompeii in the Hands project, a multi-action multisensory pathway to "touch history" and promote cultural accessibility at the Pompeii site, promoted by the Pompeii Archaeological Park and implemented with the support of the Minist...
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Pompeii hosts an exhibition on the condition of women and the role of women in the ancient city of Vesuvius

What does it mean to "be a woman"? A statement of identity, but also a question that takes on different nuances depending on time and context. Pompeii is no exception. It is precisely to the condition of women in the Vesuvian city that the exhibition...
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What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject

The scientific article Pompeian pigments has been published in the international Journal of Archaeological Science. A glimpse into ancient Roman coloring materials. The study is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the Archaeological Park o...
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Minister Giuli on 230 million for Ostia Antica and Pompeii: "Money well spent"

A question time meeting was held yesterday, March 12, 2025, at the Chamber of Deputies with Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, who was called to respond on the government's strategies for the protection and enhancement of the national archaeological ...
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In Pompeii, increased tourist flows do not depend on new excavations or reopening of domus: a new study

An interdisciplinary study conducted by theUniversity of Salerno, in collaboration with the Pompeii Archaeological Park, analyzed the possible correlation between new excavation campaigns andincreased tourist flows. The results, published in the late...
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Pompeii, new frescoes discovered and some rooms reopened

Discoveries that enrich Pompeii's archaeological heritage continue. Ongoing excavations in Pompeii's Regio IX have brought to light, in an oecus (hall) that is emerging with the very latest investigations, very interesting frescoes: in the colonnaded...
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