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A Day in Pompeii – Australia’s most popular museum exhibition
THE Melbourne Museum closed its doors last night on the most popular museum exhibition ever seen in Australia, A Day in Pompeii. Since it opened on June 25, one in 10 Victorians, or 325,000 people, visited the collection of films about, and artefacts from, the lost city of ancient Roman times. The figure exceeded the museum’s projected audience by 60 per cent. “I’m delighted to be wrong,” said Patrick Greene, chief executive of the Melbourne Museum. “We’ve never had an exhibition beyond 170,000 before.” Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, by comparison, said the 2003 Star Wars exhibition was the most popular it ever staged, attracting 230,000 visitors. The National Gallery of Victoria earlier this month reported 330,000 visitors to its Salvador Dali Liquid Desire exhibition, which like Pompeii was badged as a Melbourne Winter Masterpiece and given … Read entire article »
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Pompeii exhibition in Melbourne has drawn record-breaking crowds
Pompeii exhibition in Melbourne has drawn record-breaking crowds Article from: Herald Sun Simon Plant August 05, 2009 12:00am ANCIENT Pompeii is one of Italy’s hottest tourist attractions. But an exhibition about the doomed Vesuvian city in Melbourne is drawing its own record-breaking crowds. Yesterday, Melbourne Museum welcomed its 100,000th visitor to A Day in Pompeii. The lucky visitor, Caroline Neilson, of Box Hill South, scored a $100 Pompeii prize pack and free museum membership. “To have that many people through in just over five weeks is simply phenomenal, museum manager Brett Dunlop said. “These figures mean it’s on track to be one of the most successful touring exhibitions ever held at the museum.” A Day in Pompeii, a Winter Masterpieces exhibition exclusive to Melbourne, has proved so popular the museum is extending its opening hours. From August 15, the Pompeii … Read entire article »
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A Day In Pompeii Prices
For your convenience here are the prices to Melbourne Museum’s A day in Pompeii … Read entire article »
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Nice review of Melbourne Pompeii
Great review, with photos of the opening day Here I will be attending the event as some stage and will be making my own review based on that. … Read entire article »
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A Day in Pompeii- Melbourne Museum
‘A Day in Pompeii’ Although the exhibition does not open until June, there is much talk and excitement about the soon to come ‘A Day in Pompeii’ exhibition. Taking on this exhibition is quite a good initiative considering that up to June 29 they had 2 body casts on display. The Exhibit The exhibit will feature “hundreds” of objects including room-size frescoes, marble and bronze sculptures, jewellery, gold coins and everyday household items EVENT DETAILS Event Type: Temporary Exhibition Mondays, … Read entire article »
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