Exhibitions and events at Pompei

Sex in Pompeii: a major exhibition shows how Pompeians did it

Sex in Pompeii: this is the subject of a major exhibition that, from April 21, 2022 to January 15, 2023, shows us how ancient Pompeians did it. It is Art and Sensuality in the Houses of Pompeii, set up in the Palestra Grande of Pompeii's archaeologic...
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Creams, makeup and perfume. What were the standards of beauty in Pompeii? An exhibition on the theme

From July 31, 2020 to January 31, 2021, the Great Gymnasium of Pompeii Archaeological Park will host the exhibition Venustas. Grace and Beauty in Pompeii. The exhibition aims to present the aesthetic canons and tastes of the people of the Vesuvian a...
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Pompeii beyond the walls. Finds and frescoes from the villas of Terzigno on display at MATT

At the MATT (Territorial Archaeological Museum of Terzigno), the former municipal slaughterhouse, the exhibition Pompeii beyond the walls - The villas of Terzigno in the shadow of Vesuvius, which displays archaeological finds from the Roman-era villa...
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Etruscan and multicultural Pompeii told in an exhibition from 800 artifacts in the Archaeological Park

From December 12, 2018, to May 2, 2019, a rich exhibition telling the story of Etruscan Pompeii is being held in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, and to be exact in the spaces of the Palestra Grande. The exhibition, titled Pompeii and the Etruscan...
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Ancient Stabia lives again at the Antiquarium of Pompeii: it's the exhibition In Search of Stabia

It opened on July 31, 2018, and runs until January 31, 2019, in the spaces of theAntiquarium of Pompeii, the exhibition In Search of Stabia, a review that aims to revive ancient Stabia through the evidence represented by the findings of the necropoli...
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Pompeii showcases treasures found under the lapilli

Pompeii saw the opening of the exhibition "Treasures Under the Lapilli. Furniture, Frescoes and Jewelry from the Insula Occidentalis," scheduled from Sept. 11, 2017 until May 31, 2018. The Insula Occidentalis is a portion of the city of Pompeii that ...
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