Discovery of a city of 3400 years: the “Pompeii of ancient Egypt”
An important discovery in Egypt: a city that archaeologists call “Pompeii of ancient Egypt”.
Jobs in Italy: museum curator wanted as Pompeii to be protected
They’re not wrong when they say that this would be a “whopper” job for a museum curator. Italy is currently seeking a head curator that would have the responsibility of running all museums in the country - that’s responsibility for…
Art from Pompeii: restored frescoes at the Naples archaeological museum
After a few years of closure, the Collezione Affreschi and Collezione Farnese from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli will reopen from September. The affresco collection shows more than 400 restored frescoes from Pompeii, destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption of…
Pompeii by night, tickets available online
From 27 April the archaeological site of Pompeii can be visited by night and tickets can be bought online. This rather special tour of the ruins of Pompeii includes Porta Nocera necropolis, Garden of Hercules (also Known as the Profumer’s…
