Exhibition of the Archaeological Park of Ercolano, organized in collaboration with the Fondazione Ente Ville Vesuviane and hosted in the frescoed rooms of Villa Campolieto, one of the most fascinating villas of the Bourbon era of the Golden Mile.
Food is a common thread that links the present to the past not only for basic biological needs. Never before has a relationship with food emerged so clearly, looking not only at the quality and variety of products, but also at the care of preparation and the gastronomic result. Between a present recalled by images taken from the current reality of modern Ercolano, the exhibition never loses sight of the beauty of the Vanvitellian Villa Campolieto, with open and dialoguing spaces. Walking through the rooms you can enjoy both the exhibits on display and the splendid eighteenth-century residence. The refinement and historical value of the main floor of Villa Campolieto that required a respectful exhibition approach; This is where the idea of the "room within a room" comes from, an installation that creates a dialogue between the past and the present. The more than 300 skeletons of fugitives found on the ancient beach of Herculaneum have provided data on the health status of the population and the food they ate: they were men, women, children who populated the streets and houses of ancient Herculaneum whose life never really ended, but has somehow reached today, fixed forever in those streets and passed down to the future through the passing of generations.
Where
Corso Resina, 283, Ercolano
Combined tickets
Herculaneum Archaeological Park with Villa Campolieto and Exhibition
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