Great Pompeii Project

Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 02/25/2020 - 09:32
Pompeii's so-called ‘House of Lovers’ has reopened to the public for the first time in 40 years. The house, the only ‘domus’ whose second floor was almost…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/15/2019 - 08:24
A remarkable gladiators fresco came to light during the ongoing excavations of the Great Pompeii Project, a European Union-funded archeological project meant…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/13/2019 - 00:20
Pompeii never ceases to amaze. After the disgraceful collapses and neglect of recent years, the archeological site is breathing new life thanks to the ‘Great…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/18/2015 - 06:50
“Tangible and significant improvements”: thus UNESCO has described the state of affairs at Pompeii in a report early this year, recognizing the “considerable…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/24/2015 - 00:00
Improvements at the archeological site of Pompeii continue with the restoration of one of its most famous symbols: the dog mosaic found in the vestibule of the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/28/2015 - 02:00
A major exhibition about the role of Pompeii as an inspiration for artists opened this week at the National Archeological Museum of Naples and, simultaneously…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 04/13/2014 - 02:00
As used as we are to be writing about Pompeii in regards to collapses or thefts, we are happy this time to report on some good news: three of his most…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/13/2014 - 21:15
In the photo: detail from the "Criptoportico Domus" in Pompeii. After the incredibly successful exhibition organized in 2013 by the British Museum and the…