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 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.
The rooms of the MATT, a renovated former municipal slaughterhouse in the municipality of Terzigno, will house entire frescoed walls and finds from 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 the historic BD200 train, which will depart from the Naples – Porta Nolana station headed to Terzigno and back.
Twenty-six volcanological guides certified by the Campania Region report that they are still stuck at roadblocks, unable to carry out their activities on trail number 5 of the Gran Cono del Vesuvio, despite the new regional legislation recognizing their full right to operate. The case was raised by Gennaro Balzano, president of the association "Presidio permanente vulcano campani," who describes the situation as "paradoxical and seriously detrimental not only to the rights of the professionals involved, but above all to the public interest, the safety of visitors, and the overall quality of tourist services offered in one of Europe's most important natural sites."
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