Inside the 'Lost City' of Pompeii: an historian's review of the NMA exhibition

Ray Laurence

Inside the 'Lost City' of Pompeii: an historian's review of the NMA exhibition

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article/Exhibition review

Abstract

The National Museum of Australia's (NMA) current exhibition 'Pompeii: Inside a Lost City' seeks to do more than just present a discovered Pompeii of the past. It focuses on Pompeii as a place of work today, which underpins the discovery of new things in Region V and their conservation. The exhibition features a mix of objects, frescos and sculpture; alongside videos that really do explain work at the site and an immersive recreation of a street with Vesuvius located in the background.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36-38
Number of pages	3
Journal	Teaching History: Journal of the History Teacher's Association of NSW
Volume	58
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 12 Feb 2025

Keywords

Pompeii
NMA
National Museum of Australia
HSC

Access to Document

https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.T2025021100014490685177068

2 Book

Pompeii: the living city
Butterworth, A. & Laurence, R., 2005, London: Orion Publishing. 354 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Roman Pompeii: space and society
Laurence, R., 1994, London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. 158 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

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Inside the 'Lost City' of Pompeii: an historian's review of the NMA exhibition

Abstract

Keywords

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Research output

Pompeii: the living city

Roman Pompeii: space and society

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