Discovery of drawings of gladiators made by children before the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 New mythological paintings found in a room within the same insula Two victims of the eruption discovered by the main entrance of the house THE EXCAVATION IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Gladiators and hunters, painted by small children with charcoal on the walls of a service courtyard in the House of the Colonn …Read more

A spectacular banqueting room with elegant black walls, decorated with mythological characters and subjects inspired by the Trojan War, is one of the rooms recently been brought to light during the excavations currently underway in insula (block) 10 of Regio IX at Pompeii and which is now completely visible in all its splendour. It provided a refined setting for entertainment during convivial mome …Read more

At the entrance of Piazza Anfiteatro, by walking along the path through the greenery flanked by the ancient tombs of the cemetery of Porta Nocera, one comes to a unique place which, like so many other similar ones in Pompeii, is steeped in sanctity and compassion. It is a display area of several plaster casts of victims of the eruption, discovered close to the ancient gate of Porta di Nocera. As f …Read more

New information relating to Roman construction techniques is emerging from the ongoing excavations at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. In the rooms of the ancient domus in Region IX, insula 10 excavations are revealing important evidence of a building site in full swing: work tools, stacked tiles, bricks of tuff, and piles of lime. According to scholars, the building site was active up until th …Read more

Projects for over 100 million euros and the most extensive excavations since the 1950s in the context of an ancient city which has no boundaries with the surrounding territory     To mark the live YouTube broadcast for the press on the restoration work and excavations of the House of Leda, explored in 2018-2019 and now once again the subject of intervention designed to ensure accessibility and pro …Read more

When excavations began in Pompeii in 1748, it was forbidden to take notes and make drawings without special authorisation from the king of Naples. Today, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, an institute with scientific and managerial autonomy under the Italian Ministry of Culture, publishes scientific data from new excavations and research online in a new digital journal, the ‘E-Journal degli Scavi di Pompei’, often while field work is still in progress. A choice of “radical transparency”, as the director of the UNESCO site, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, labelled the project, which was launched last May. Now the first nine articles, published during the year 2023 on important discoveries via the Archaeological Park's website (pompeiisites.org/e-journal-of-the-pompeii-excavations/) have been collated in a single volume - also in digital format.    …Read more

The tradition of nativity scenes dates back to more recent history, yet traces of ritual arrangements in houses are known from ancient times. 13 terracotta figurines, the remains of an ancient ritual, emerge from a room of a domus bordering the House of Leda and the swan, where an excavation and conservation are currently underway alongside a programme to improve accessibility and understanding of the site. The small sculptures of about 15 cm in height – as reported in the E-journal of the Pompeii excavations https://pompeiisites.org/e-journal-degli-scavi-di-pompei/ – among which one can recognise human figures, but also a walnut, an almond, the head of a rooster in clay and a glass pine cone were found in a room in an upright position on a horizontal plane where a shelf was probably affixed. The sculptures emerged from the pumice at a height of over 2 metres above the floor level. The walls of room that contained them, probably the atrium of the house, were painted and frescoes have emerged on the upper part of the walls. …Read more

NEW PRODUCTIONS FOR THE COLLECTIO AND SECOND CYCLE OF THE DIGITAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME Pompeii Commitment. Archaeological Matters – the first long-term, contemporary art programme, established by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii – announces the 2024 programme, which includes new productions for the Collectio and the second cycle of the Digital Fellowship programme. Pompeii Commitment. Archaeolog …Read more

EVENING WALKS, FROM VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES  TO VILLA REGINA AT BOSCOREALE INCLUDING THE ANTIQUARIUM FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE   The autumn evenings at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii continue during the month of December with walks to Villa of the Mysteries lit up at night and Villa Regina at Boscoreale, two examples of suburban villas with related productive activities.  The atmospheric Villa …Read more

Tours and initiatives designed to promote accessibility in the sites of GREATER POMPEII   The “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” is celebrated every year on 3 December. It is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture to underline the importance of access to cultural heritage, in keeping with high levels of inclusivity of all individuals without restrictions or distinctions, and in …Read more