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Pompeii in Estonia
A new exhibition at the University of Tartu Art Museum, Estonia, opened yesterday. This is the oldest museum in Estonia, and the only one that holds classical antiquities – and its rooms are decorated in Pompeian-style wall-paintings: Pompeii in Estonia The walls of University of Tartu Art Museum were decorated with imitations of the original Pompeian mural paintings. Imitations of Pompeian mural paintings were highly fashionable at that time all over Europe, especially in Germany with whom … Read entire article »
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Exhibition: Napoli La Citta’ e il Mare
A new exhibition in Naples is opening soon, focusing on the recent finds made in Piazza Bovio during excavations for the Metropolitana line. Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali Regione Campania Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei Napoli, la città e il mare Piazza Bovio: tra Romani e Bizantini Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli 22 maggio – 20 settembre 2010 Dal 22 maggio 2010 l’atrio del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli ospita una nuova esposizione, promossa … Read entire article »
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Exhibition: ‘A Day in Pompeii’
The ‘A Day in Pompeii’ exhibition will be opening at the Western Australian Museum in Perth on 21 May. Check the website, which has lots of great photos and materials. There don’t seem to be any lectures or events this time, but I notice that the entire exhibition can be hired out for private functions! … Read entire article »
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Review of the Vivere a Pompei exhibition
The Vivere a Pompei is currently at the Yokohama Museum of Art in Tokyo. You can read a very nice review of it in The Japan Times Online. … Read entire article »
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Exhibition of plaster casts at the Boscoreale Antiquario
As absurd as I find the term “frozen victims” for the plaster casts of people & animals at Pompeii, the exhibition about the history of the casts and their creation might be a fascinating and useful one for academic types and tourists alike (provided tourists can find their way to Boscoreale). It’s my hope that the exhibition problematizes the casts a bit more than the BBC article does, portraying the casts as straightforward and scientific. I believe … Read entire article »
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Bertolaso visits Pompeii to promote Fiori’s efforts
From StabiaChannel, politician vists the House of the Chaste Lovers and the new exhibition on Pompeii and Vesuvius: Il sottosegretario del Consiglio: “Il toccare con mano la tragedia del 79 d.C. può diffondere la cultura della prevenzione” Guido Bertolaso si è recato presso gli Scavi della città mariana. Il sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio ha voluto esaminare in prima persona il lavoro che il commissario Fiori sta portando avanti per attirare un maggior numero di turisti … Read entire article »
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Exhibition: Pompei e il Vesuvio. Scienza, conoscenza ed esperienza
New exhibition about Pompeii and Vesuvius opens tomorrow in the Auditorium of Pompeii. Here is the press release from the SANP: MOSTRA – INAUGURAZIONE. Piazza Anfiteatro, Pompei – Ingresso libero – Apertura al pubblico 30 marzo ore 11,00 Pompei e il Vesuvio, Pompei e i suoi scavi tra scienza e mito: la storia e le suggestioni di un sito unico al mondo raccolte in una mostra laboratorio che si propone come la miglior introduzione alla scoperta di … Read entire article »
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Exhibition: A Day in Pompeii to erupt in Western Australia
Announcement today that the A Day in Pompeii exhibition will be going to Perth next, from 20 May to 5 September: Western Australians will have a unique opportunity to experience one of the world’s most fascinating cities in a new exhibition at the Western Australian Museum – Perth. Tourism Minister Liz Constable and Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today announced today announced that the Museum would host the highly successful exhibition A Day … Read entire article »
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Exhibition: Vivere a Pompei
The ‘Vivere a Pompei’ exhibition opens at the Yokohama Museum of Art this Saturday. See here for the details. … Read entire article »
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Exhibition: ‘One at a time: the casts’
Press release from the SAP about the latest ‘One at a time’ exhibition at the Antiquarium at Boscoreale. This one is on the plastercasts (the dog, and some of the bodies). Previous exhibitions have been on the wax tablets and the groma, and a whole series of other temporary exhibitions arranged around particular types of artefact are planned. There will be a pamphlet about the exhibition, published by Electa. I Calchi in mostra all’Antiquarium di Boscoreale Le … Read entire article »
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