Thursday 19 September the exhibition “Pompeii beyond the walls - the villas of Terzigno in the shadow of Vesuvius”

The exhibition “Pompei beyond the walls – the villas of Terzigno in the shadow of Vesuvius”, set up at the MATT (Territorial Archaeological Museum of Terzigno) in Corso L. Einaudi, will be inaugurated on Thursday 19 September 2019 at 11.00 am.
The exhibition displays archaeological finds from Roman villas discovered in the Ranieri quarry area in Terzigno, buried by the great eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
In the rooms of the MATT, a renovated former municipal slaughterhouse in the municipality of Terzigno (NA), there will be space for entire frescoed walls and finds discovered in the villas called “Villa 1”, “Villa 2” and “Villa 6” which came to light during the various excavation campaigns.
The finds and the wall decorations, classifiable in the paintings of the Second Style with suggestive representations of architectural perspectives, have been restored by the Superintendency of Pompeii, currently the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Some of these have been exhibited in other exhibitions set up in various parts of the world, such as in Japan, America and numerous events in Europe.
In particular, it will be possible to admire the painting of the Lararium, found in the kitchen area of ​​“Villa 6” with the representation of the two Lares and the sacrificing Genius and with the depiction of two snakes approaching a plate of offerings.
The Archaeological Exhibition, co-financed by the Vesuvius National Park Authority, will allow us to rediscover the beauty of the places and works, as well as making known significant aspects of life in Roman times in the country villas present in the territory of the outskirts of the ancient city of Pompeii and the relationship of the inhabitants with the fertile volcano.
For the occasion, the Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) wanted to demonstrate the importance of the inauguration of such a significant Exhibition for the Vesuvian Territory with a historic train, which will depart from the Naples – Porta Nolana station headed to Terzigno and back (Info: matt@comunediterzigno.gov.it).