A fervent season is underway for the finds of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, bearer of cultural values so diversified and rich that they lend themselves to representing areas of ancient history in its various facets; and so for each exhibition a specific contribution from the immense collection of finds of the site.
We start from the findings of wood, construction material, furniture and more, preserved in Herculaneum following the particular type of burial, caused by the waves of volcanic mud from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, which strongly characterize the site of Herculaneum, exhibited in the exhibition Materia. The wood that did not burn in Herculaneum at the Reggia di Portici until December 31, which in the first days of opening recorded over 1300 visitors.
The finds are exhibited in the eighteenth-century Reggia di Portici, summer residence of the Bourbon royal family and home to the Herculanense Museum, one of the first archaeological museums in the world and a destination for travellers on the Grand Tour, also the residence of Murat in the nineteenth century and then home to the Royal School of Agriculture of Portici. All the information for the visit is available at https://www.materiainreggia.it/
It is abroad that the finds are special ambassadors of the cultural values of Herculaneum in the world: Germany is the destination where important finds from the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum are currently located. In particular at the Diözesanmuseum in Freising, until January 29, 2 statuettes and a pair of gold earrings were exhibited at the exhibition Dancing on the volcano. Life and faith in the shadow of Vesuvius. This is the exhibition on Naples, through its two major symbols, San Gennaro and Vesuvius, which opened last October 6 at the Diözesanmuseum in Freising in Munich, with the aim of bringing the cultural identity of Naples abroad through art and finds. On display are 170 works, 47 of which come from the Museum of San Gennaro.
Still in Germany, at the Staatlichen Museum für Archäologie in Chemnitz, where 900 square meters are dedicated to visitors for an immersion in the daily life of the Romans of the 1st century AD. The exhibition Pompeii and Herculaneum Living and Dying under the Volcano takes the public to the lively cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum swept away in a few hours by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79. On display until March 12 are some of the famous resin copies of the skeletons of people at the time of their death, jewelry and dishes, hidden at the last moment, make visible the hope of the residents of being able to return to their homes after the dramatic rescue operation; also on display are fruit, legumes and wooden furniture.
The exhibition The New Images of Augustus at the Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg (8 October 2022 – 15 January 2023) has just ended. It was the first exhibition on Augustus in Germany for over 30 years, with international loans – more than 200 objects including statues, busts, reliefs, murals, coins and ceramics – the exhibition presented the images and monuments of the time. The Herculaneum Park was present in the exhibition with two marble reliefs with mythological subjects.
Still in Holland are most of the finds from Herculaneum at the exhibition Dying in beauty. The world of Pompeii and Herculaneum at the Drents Museum in Assen, open to the public until March 26. The exhibition aims to highlight, through an excursus, which retraces the moment of the eruption and the discovery of the cities, the concept of beauty that often underlies political and ethical ideals deeply rooted in these ancient populations. The route presents itself to the visitor with an emotional tour, which starts from the archaeological discovery and delves into all aspects of daily life and the social and economic organization of these cities, through a careful historical-artistic analysis of the exhibits, which will take the visitor back in time
Director Sirano, in light of the numerous international scientific and exhibition projects involving the Park, states: “The objects of the ancient city of Herculaneum are entrusted with the task of representing the vitality and beauty of a bygone era, brutally interrupted by the violence of Vesuvius; we all have the task of protecting and preserving them, in their relationship with the context of origin and as a source of inspiration so that they contribute to solidifying for future generations the foundations of a Europe built on a shared heritage of culture and values”.
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