A Day In Pompeii
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday I went to the Melbourne Museum to the exhibition of A Day In Pompeii. As some of you might know Pompeii was buried under the volcanic ash and pumice produced by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD. There were about 12,000 living in Pompeii, about 2,000 died there he other 10,000 fled the scene. Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748. The excavations revealed many intact buildings, wall paintings and other objects. More than 250 objects are shown at this exhibition. You are taken in a tour of what life was in this ancient town. Jewellery, marble sculptures, painted frescoes, furniture, wine jars, cooking pots are all there to be appreciated.
There is a 3D theatre presenting what happened in those terrible 48 hours before Pompeii was buried. The few minutes film is very impressive showing the eruptions that devastated Pompeii. I was also impressed by the statues, they are made of marble. I don’t know how all these objects survived buried under ash for more than 1800 years, some of them are in excellent condition.
It is a great experience! The exhibition finishes on the 25 October 2009. Don’t miss out on this great history display.
See you soon.
