Umbria e Cultura

Thermopolium of Regio V: the snack bar of Pompeii resurfaces in full

27 Dicembre 202026 Dicembre 2020 umbriaecultura

The Thermopolium of Regio V, one of the oldest snack bars at Pompeii, complete with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, which had previously been partially excavated in 2019, re-emerges in its entirety, with other rich decorative still lifes, food residues, animal bones and victims of the eruption. The commercial structure had only been partially studied in 2019,…

Pompeii Commitment: contemporary art at the Archaeological Park

3 Settembre 202030 Agosto 2020 umbriaecultura

Pompeii Commitment Materie Archeologiche / Archaeological Matters is born. This is a project based on the study and valorisation of ‘archaeological matters’ kept in the excavation areas, archives and storages of Pompeii and aimed at the progressive establishment of a collection of contemporary art for the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Under the scientific direction of Massimo Osanna, General Director of…