This exceptionally well-preserved room forms part of the villa within the area of Pompeii where the ceremonial chariot and stable with harnessed horses were previously discovered Discoveries continue to be made at Civita Giuliana, in the suburban villa to the north of Pompeii which has been studied since 2017, and from which - in the servant’s quarters - have already emerged a ceremonial chariot a …Read more

Monitoring with the aid of advanced technology thanks to an agreement with the University of Salerno No damage to the cultural heritage of the site of Pompeii has been detected following the bad weather of recent days, which triggered a yellow weather alert in certain parts of Campania, including the Vesuvius area. Meanwhile, the increase in weather events of high intensity that has been recorded …Read more

Fondazione ICA Milano in collaboration with Pompeii Commitment. Archaeological Matters presents Simone Fattal A breeze over the Mediterranean …Read more

Thanks to state-of-the-art robotic infrastructure, thousands of fresco fragments from the House of the Painters at Work and the Schola Armaturarum will be reassembled. September 1st 2021 saw the launch of the 'RePAIR' project - an acronym for Reconstructing the Past: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics meet Cultural Heritage. State-of-the-art technology will, for the first time, be employed in th …Read more

Theatrical visits and music at Stabiae, Oplontis and Boscoreale From the 3rd September www.campaniabynight.it On the 3rd September, the evening events of Campania by Night, a project for the valorisation and promotion of cultural heritage supported by the Campanian Regional authorities, and conceived and overseen by Scabec, get underway at the sites of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Villa Ari …Read more

Mummified remains, along with the hair and bones of an individual buried in an ancient tomb have been found at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, to the east of the ancient urban centre of Pompeii. On a marble slab located on the pediment of the tomb, a commemorative inscription to the owner Marcus Venerius Secundio makes reference, extraordinarily, to performances at Pompeii that were conducted in Gr …Read more

THE ANCIENT SNACK BAR OF POMPEII, AMONG THE DISCOVERIES OF RECENT EXCAVATIONS WITH SPECIAL VISITS TO THE WORK SITES OF THE HOUSE OF ORION AND THE HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN DOWNLOAD THE MAP On the 12th August, the Thermopolium of Regio V, the ancient snack bar of Pompeii that was unearthed during recent excavations in an area of the ancient city which had never been investigated before, opens to the public, with special visits to the work sites of the House of Orion and the House with the Garden. Thermopolia, where, as the Greek origin of its name would suggest, hot food and drinks were served, and stored in large dolia (jars) embedded in the masonry counter, were a common sight in the Roman world, where it was customary for the middle and lower classes to consume the prandium (meal) outside the house. …Read more

Two years on from first being signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Archaeological Park of Pompeii and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Torre Annunziata, aimed at combating the criminal phenomenon of looting archaeological sites and of trafficking finds and artworks, has been renewed, confirming the successful cooperation between the two bodies. The initial agreement was signed in 2 …Read more

The range of visits is expanded with the opening of additional buildings Pompeii is a vast open-air museum. Amid public buildings, houses, shops and streets one can experience the atmosphere of everyday life in the Roman era, by visiting places that are unique. In order to improve the visitor experience at the site, on the 19th July, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii will be opening additional mo …Read more

On Friday 16th July, the so-called Villa B of Oplontis, also known as the Villa of Lucius Crassius Tertius, opens to the public. Thanks to a collaborative project between the Archaeological Park of Pompeii and the Comune of Torre Annunziata, it has been possible to open the ground floor of the complex - never previously open to the public - from where it is possible to admire the ancient architect …Read more