Pompeii. Immortal City

Quartier Confluence

Tempora

Description

The exceptional exhibition "Pompeii. The Immortal City" is coming to Lyon, immersing you in the heart of the tragedy and ruins of the ancient city.

Spectacular immersive moments bring the destruction of the city to life and allow visitors to connect with the inhabitants of the time, frozen in the ashes of Vesuvius.

You can closely admire authentic objects to gain a deeper understanding of this tragedy. Every modern museology technique has been utilized to revive the ancient city destroyed in 79 AD.

Highlights of the exhibition

Emotional moments: the city's destruction; the discovery of inhabitants frozen in the ashes

- Over 100 authentic objects from archaeological excavations

- Spectacular reconstructions of machines

- A reproduction of a thermopolium (an ancient fast-food establishment) and an atrium, as if you were in Pompeii before the catastrophe

- The story of a family accompanies visitors throughout the exhibition

- 3D views of the city as it was at the moment of its destruction

- Interactive games that reveal the surprises of the excavations to children.

An exhibition curated by Giovanni Di Pasquale (deputy scientific director, Museo Galileo, Florence), with the collaboration of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Developed and produced by Tempora in partnership with Musée de l'Europe and Civita.

Ouverture

From 13/12/2024 to 27/07/2025 between 10 am and 6 pm except on May 1st.
Closed on Monday.
Public holidays and school holidays: open Monday to Sunday 10 am to 6 pm.

Tarifs

Inclus dans la Lyon City Card.
Inclus dans la Lyon City Card 365 jours.

Contact et accès

49 - 50 quai Rambaud
Quartier Confluence
69002 Lyon 2ème
Rhône (69)

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