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Following Earthquake Damage, Famous Pompeii Museum Finally Reopens After 40 Years
Pompeii Antiquarium museum opens with new exhibits, after it had been closed since since an earthquake hit Naples in 1980.
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The museum of Pompeii, called the Antiquarium—home to artifacts from the most famous casualty of a volcanic eruption in history—is now open again to the public for the first time in 40 years.
Closed since 1980, it reopens now as a symbol of resilience of the city itself, having survived not only Mount Vesuvius, but a World War II bombing campaign, an earthquake, and now, the economic hardships of the coronavirus pandemic.
Located in the center of the ruins, which is the most visited archaeological site in the world, the Antiquarium houses the relics of the Samnite/Roman city that perished under ash and fire in 79 AD.
First opened in 1873, it contains casts made of the bodies of animals and humans that died, allowing the visitor an incredibly intimate connection to a period 2000 years ago.
Alongside the casts of their owners there are everyday items like cookware, glazed earthenware, bronze statues, and the walls of villas—frescoed and graffitied alike.