The landscape of Pompeii, from depictions in wall paintings and the story of the eruption and consequent transformations, to the complex work of maintaining the green areasof today On the 14th March we celebrate National Landscape Day, an initiative launched by the Ministry of Culture to promote landscape resources through activities aimed at raising awareness, education and understanding of the l …Read more

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK AND THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF TORRE ANNUNZIATA announce the discovery of AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND, WHICH HAS EMERGED INTACT FROM THE CIVITA GIULIANA EXCAVATION THE FOUR-WHEELED PROCESSIONAL CHARIOT The Archaeological Park of Pompeii and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Torre Annunziata announce the discovery of an extraordinary find, which has emerged intact from the …Read more

TWO SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONS CONCLUDED AT POMPEII AND STABIAE REGARDING THE RESTORATION OF LEGALITY AND COMBATTING ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION Two significant legal actions have been concluded in recent months by the Protection Office of the Archaeological Park, at Pompeii and Stabiae, with the state acquisition of the area opposite the historic entrance of the Villa of the Mysteries, and the taking posses …Read more

The intense colours of the large fresco of the garden of the House of the Ceii glow once more, following major restoration works on the decorative elements. Just like a film which had faded with time and then been restored, the large painting which decorates the back wall of the garden of this house returns to life in all of its splendour and vividness, revealing a hunting scene with wild animals, …Read more

In accordance with the Prime Ministerial Decree of January 14, 2021 and having regard to the order of the Ministry of Health of February 19, 2021 - Further urgent measures regarding the containment of the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19 in Campania, Emilia Romagna and Molise. (21A01169) - which provides for the passage of some regions, including Campania in the orange zone, in order to con …Read more

The Archaeological Park of Pompeii and London’s Serpentine have teamed up in a new collaboration between the two institutions. In the context of Pompeii’s first contemporary art programme, Pompeii Commitment. Archaeological Matters, they haveinvited three artists involved in the Serpentine’s Back to Earth programme to share their insights and ongoing research materials which all intersect with que …Read more

Pompei 79 AD. A Roman story is the exciting new exhibition open to the public on the second tier of the Colosseum from 8 February to 9 May 2021. A never before attempted history of the long-standing relationship between Rome and Pompeii, the exhibition aims to reconstruct the complex dialogue that linked the two most famous sites in Italian archaeology from the Second Samnite War to the eruption o …Read more

Entrance to the site from PIAZZA ESEDRA AND PIAZZA ANFITEATRO Tickets to be purchased online or at automatic ticket machines On January 25, the Antiquarium of Pompeii opened to the public, the new museum venue dedicated to the permanent display of finds which narrate the history of Pompeii. It is an introduction to the site visit, told through the most significant artefacts of the ancient city, fr …Read more

SPONSORSHIP NOTICE FOR SUPPORTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC CREATIONS INSPIRED BY POMPEII ONLINE UNTIL THE 26 FEBRUARY The PARTNERS COMMITTEE is an experimental model of cultural sponsorship, specially conceived for Pompeii Commitment: Archaeological Matters, a research and valorisation project of the ‘archaeological matter’ preserved in the excavation areas and storehouses of Pompeii, which seeks to …Read more

FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AT THE USUAL TIMES CLOSED SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS The archaeological site of Pompeii and the Libero D’Orsi Archaeological Museum of Stabiae at the Royal Palace of Quisisana are reopening to the public following months of closure. In compliance with ministerial guidelines, and until further notice, the sites will be open from Monday to Friday at the usual times (Pompeii 9:00-17: …Read more