What you'll discover at the new Pompeii exhibition: review

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Newly discovered objects never seen outside Europe are on display at Canberra's National Museum of Australia as part of a new, immersive Pompeii exhibition, on until May. Archaeologist Professor Ray Laurence reviews the must-see items offering insight into everyday life in the Italian city that was buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 CE.

Subject

 

The Australian interest in Pompeii can be traced back to 1817 with reports in the Sydney Gazette on excavations in Pompeii. In NSW, in 2024, 7755 Year 12 students were enrolled in HSC Ancient History, with Pompeii a major focus of the core course and all students sitting the exam answered questions about Pompeii. The cumulative effect of cohort after cohort studying Pompeii is that NSW must be one of the most knowledgeable places in the world with respect to this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Why is there so much interest in this archaeological site?

Period9 Jan 2025

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  • TitleWhat you'll discover at the new Pompeii exhibition: review
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Lighthouse
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size1 page
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date9/01/25
    DescriptionReview focuses on the appeal of Pompeii in New South Wales, alongside an assessment of the digital technology used to create an eruption of Vesuvius every 15 minutes, and finally a selection of Ray Laurence's top ten items from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii on display in Canberra
    Producer/AuthorRay Laurence
    URLhttps://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/january-2025/what-youll-discover-at-the-new-pompeii-exhibition-review
    PersonsRay Laurence