Antiquarium of Pompeii built by Giuseppe Fiorelli between 1873 and 1874 in an area below terrace of Temple of Venus, overlooking Porta Marina.
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Gps Coordinates / 40.7481852,14.4831692
Pompei Roman Ruins VR Archeology Antiquarium Of Pompeii
80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Exhibition venue for a selection of finds originating from Pompeii which were representative of the daily life of the ancient city, as well as for casts of the victims of the eruption.
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In 2016, after thirty six years, it was reopened to the public in the new guise of a visitor centre and museum venue.
Gps Coordinates / 40.7480764,14.4832967
The building was seriously damaged by bombing during the Second World War in September 1943, but thanks to the restoration works under Maiuri, on the 13th June 1948 it reopened to visitors as part of the celebrations of the second centenary of the excavations of Pompeii.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7481904 / Gps Link 40.7481028 / Gps Link 40.7483634
Gps Coordinates / 40.7481904,14.483217 / 40.7481028,14.4832326 / 40.7483634,14.4835542
An audio narration which accompanies the visitor from the exhibition route to the discovery of several points of interest within the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.
Damaged again, this time by the 1980 earthquake, it closed to the public.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7482147 / Gps Link 40.7482036 / Gps Link 40.7480927
Gps Coordinates / 40.7482147,14.4836531 / 40.7482036,14.4836316 / 40.7480927,14.4835443
In 1926, it was expanded by Amedeo Maiuri, who as well as adding large maps indicating the updated developments of the excavations since 1748.
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Enhancing the collection with new finds from the Villa Pisanella of Boscoreale as well as more recent excavations of Via dell’Abbondanza, laid out a route which guided the visitor through the history of Pompeii from its origins until the eruption.
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On the 25th January 2021, the Antiquarium was inaugurated with a new layout.
Gps Coordinates / 40.748159,14.4836756
“Yet Pompeii, today more than ever, has need of its Antiquarium. The gradual expansion of the excavations, the preciousness and uniqueness of certain discoveries, the duty, the inescapable duty, to defend all that cannot be kept outside from atmospheric agents and dangers, if not from the ill-will of men, and finally the usefulness of presenting materials grouped together and categorised, which are not to be found in the houses …”
Amedeo Maiuri, 1967
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Get your Pompei tour tickets from official vendors
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https://www.pompeionline.net/en/
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https://www.pompeiitourguide.com/
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https://www.pompeii-tickets.com/
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https://www.pompeitickets.com/
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