We are entering the heart of the Christmas holidays and what better occasion to dedicate and give yourself Art. The Archaeological Park of Ercolano celebrates Christmas with extraordinary openings first of all by opening the gates not only during the day but also by offering its visitors a special evening opening at a cost of only €2, on 20 and 27 December from 19.30:22.30 pm to 22.00:2019 pm (last admission at XNUMX:XNUMX pm). Included in the XNUMX Enhancement Plan, on the two evenings visitors will be able to access the areas of the Padiglione della Barca and the Antiquarium where they can enjoy the SplendOri Exhibition. Luxury in ornaments in Ercolano which will show the public new pieces of ancient artisan manufacture.
The SplendOri Exhibition is a precious collection of around 200 artefacts, messengers of history of ancient craftsmanship and manufacturing, as well as the additional value acquired for having belonged to the inhabitants of the ancient city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
During the Christmas period, you can also continue to take advantage of the doubling of the opening days of the route to the Ancient Theatre, with the special offer of the integrated ticket to visit both the Park and live the magnificent experience of the speleological route that leads to the heart of the ancient Theatre, the first place identified that then led to the discovery of the entire archaeological city. A unique opportunity in Italy to visit a Roman monument in an exceptional state of conservation and according to an itinerary that repeats the one used since the first travellers from 1739 onwards.
The path that leads to the places exceptionally open on the evenings of December 20th and 27th is illuminated thanks to the active collaboration of the MAV (Virtual Archaeological Museum of Herculaneum) which in the period from December 20th 2019 to April 30th 2020 carries out the event "A happy death" at the headquarters of the MAV, an immersive artistic installation created by Saskia Boddeke and Peter
Greenaway, inspired by Roman history and the Vesuvius catastrophe of 79 AD
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“I invite you to visit the Ercolano Park during the holidays – says Director Sirano – to share with all the staff of the Park the beauties entrusted to us so that we can live and breathe with our public the festive air also in these places feeling all part of such a precious asset”.
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