Pompeii - Finestre sull'Arte

Pompeii: a possible doctor identified among the victims of the Orto dei Fuggiaschi

In Pompeii, a new analysis on finds from the Orto dei Fuggiaschi makes it possible to propose a different interpretation of one of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., pointing to the deceased's possible membership in the category of p...
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Pompeii, a new permanent path for casts of victims of the Vesuvius eruption

A new exhibit dedicated to the casts of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. recounts for the first time in an organic way the origin, history and technique of one of Pompeii's most famous and poignant testimonies. The exhibit, wh...
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Pompeii, tour guides in revolt against the closure of their post in the park

Pompeii 's tour guides are up in arms against the Archaeological Park headed by Gabriel Zuchtriegel following the decision to cancel the guides' permanent post inside the excavations, which had existed for 15 years. According to the guides, the commu...
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Pompeii, frescoes with peacocks and masks surface in the Villa of Poppaea at Oplontis

An excavation and restoration site of the Villa of Poppea is currently underway at Oplontis-Torre Annunziata, which is particularly involving the famous Hall of the Mask and the Peacock, one of the residence's most refined rooms, decorated in II styl...
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Pompeii told by two 19th-century artists: Bazzani and de Rumine. The exhibitions at the MANN in Naples

Last Sept. 17, the National Archaeological Museum of Naples opened to the public two new exhibitions that are part of the permanent Domus section, dedicated to the culture ofliving in the Vesuvian area. The exhibitions aim to broaden the visitor expe...
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Pompeii Threnody: Cerith Wyn Evans' exhibition at the Antiquarium of Boscoreale

Like a funeral song of ancient origin, evocative and layered, the exhibition Pompeii Threnody by Cerith Wyn Evans (Llanelli, 1958) seeks to open a silent and unintentional dialogue with the memory of Pompeii, with the idea of a reflection on time, tr...
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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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Musk Foundation funds research on ancient Rome: what Musk wants to do with his $3 million

The Musk Foundation recently allocated three million dollars to enhance research and preservation of the cultural heritage of ancient Rome. The announcement was made in recent days by Andrea Stroppa, an Italian associate of Elon Musk, who made the fu...
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