From the 14 16 2019 June take place Archaeology Days, an initiative coordinated by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP – lnstitut national de recherches archéologiques préventives), which for the tenth anniversary, opens its doors to all European countries. State and non-state cultural venues join by making their spaces available for promote the heritage and make the work of the archaeologist known through conferences, shows, educational workshops and guided visits to excavation sites.
The Ercolano Archaeological Park is participating in the initiative with an enrichment of its visit offer. It starts on Friday 14 June with Close-up. Open-door restorations, an initiative in which visitors to the Park can access the restoration sites underway in the archaeological area as part of both scheduled and extraordinary maintenance campaigns, and talk to the conservators to discover their work. On Friday 14 June, from 11:00 to 12:00, the appointment is at the Headquarters of the Augustali, affected by consolidation work on the decorated surfaces.
On Saturday 15 June the initiative continues with the goldsmith's workshops at the Antiquarium of the Park, from 16:00 pm to 19:00 pm, you can attend the goldsmith's workshop "Timeless Beauty at the Ercolano Archaeological Park" curated by Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia, an archaeologist specializing in the study of ancient goldsmith's art who will illustrate the process of making modern jewels inspired by those in the exhibition "SplendOri. Luxury in ornaments in Herculaneum”.
The Archaeology Days end on Sunday 16 June with the possibility of visiting the Ancient Theatre of Herculaneum, the fascinating underground path, going down to more than 20 meters below the lava that covers it, you can experience theexceptional experience that allows you to participate in a real exploration seeing the remains of the ancient building but also finds and graffiti left over the centuries from visitors on the Grand Tour. "Modern Western archaeology was born in Herculaneum with the beginning of the Bourbon excavations. – declares Director Sirano – From that moment on, a process was triggered that led archaeology from a simple search for objects, possibly beautiful, to be one of the leading historical disciplines. Archaeology is now mature, it has become an open and multidisciplinary field of investigation and experiences are multiplying to broaden the sphere of dissemination. Herculaneum is today a site perfectly inserted in this climate.The cover of this month’s specialized magazine “Archeo” is, not by chance, dedicated to Herculaneum. Our team, enriched by the international presence ensured by the Herculaneum Conservation Project, is composed of archaeologists, restorers, communicators, architects, engineers, social studies experts, mediators. Universities and independent scholars collaborate for the advancement of knowledge in all fields.The Park is becoming day by day what I think it should be: an open-air laboratory of inclusive and communicative archaeology. Only in this way will we ensure that we fulfill our duty to make the visit a concrete experience of knowledge.”
Article published on 13 June 2019 - 15:47
