Go back in time to ancient Italy and explore one of the world’s most extraordinary cities, Pompeii, in Melbourne Museum’s spring school holiday program from 19 September to 4 October 2009.
Exhibition: A Day in Pompeii
A Day in Pompeii tells the story of life in the ancient city – from food and dining to shopping, medicine, and religious practices – with more than 250 objects, many never shown before in Australia. Visitors can also learn about volcanoes, and enter an immersive 3D theatre to experience the catastrophic volcanic eruption that buried the city, preserving it as a time-capsule for almost 2,000 years. A Day in Pompeii will captivate visitors with its colourful detail and priceless objects, and help them understand the ancient Roman world and the science of archaeology that helps bring the past back to life.
Time: Daily
Cost: Adults $20, concession $14, children $12, family $54 (includes entry to Melbourne Museum)
Activities: Pompeii Play
Explore the city and people of Pompeii in our special family activity room. Find fascinating treasures in the archaeological dig, use Roman weights and measures and play with mosaic boxes and fresco designs. Make your own gladiator helmet to try on with a toga and become one of the people of Pompeii.
Time: 11.00am to 3.00pm
Cost: Free entry with A Day in Pompeii exhibition ticket
Presentation: A Slave’s Eye View: an introduction to the people and places of Pompeii.
Meet the people and see the sights of Pompeii through the eyes of a slave during this 20 minute presentation.
Join your slave guide at the Porta Marina, visit the baths, a thermopolium (fast food outlet) and walk along the Via dell’Abbondanza. Along the way encounter people from every strata of Pompeii society and ready yourself for a fine dinner at the slave’s residence.
This presentation is recommended as a pre-exhibition experience.
Time: 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm
Cost: Free entry with A Day in Pompeii exhibition ticket
A Day in Pompeii is on display at Melbourne Museum until 25 October 2009. For more information visit museumvictoria.com.au or phone 13 11 02.
A Day in Pompeii is presented in association with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei (SANP). Adults $20, concession $14, children $12, family $54 (all tickets include entry to Melbourne Museum).