Welcome to the website of the Friends of Herculaneum Society.
The Friends of Herculaneum Society was founded in 2004. Our objects are:
- to advance the education of the public concerning the World Heritage Site of Herculaneum, in particular to create an archive of materials relating to the World Heritage site at Herculaneum and the work of the Herculaneum Society
- to promote research into Herculaneum, including the continued investigation of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, and the publication of the useful results of such research
- to promote the conservation, for the benefit of the public, of the artefacts and buildings at Herculaneum.
On this site you can view the Bodleian Library facsimiles of the Herculaneum Papyri, make a donation or join the Society, and read our newsletter, Herculaneum Archaeology.
Trustees: Professor Daniel Delattre (CNRS, Paris), Prof. Robert Fowler (University of Bristol), Prof. Richard Janko (University of Michigan), Prof. Roger Macfarlane (Brigham Young University), Dr. Dirk Obbink (University of Oxford), Mr. Nigel Wilson (University of Oxford)
LATEST NEWS
Society Visit to Herculaneum
June 2010 click here
In December 2009 a virtual web conference on the subject "1709 - 2009 Tre secoli dalla scoperta della cittĂ di Ercolano. Appunti di storia e riflessioni" ("1709-2009. The Discovery of Herculaneum, Three Centuries On. Historical Notes and Reflections"). The event is sponsored by vesuvioweb.com. Brief contributions on historical, archaeological and cultural topics are invited and should be sent by 30 November to info@vesuvioweb.com or aniello@langella.net.
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An article, 'The Next Age of Discovery', has appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It highlights the efforts being made to digitise ancient texts. Read more here.
THE SOCIETY'S NEWSLETTER HERCULANEUM ARCHAEOLOGY
"OPENING OF THE PADIGLIONE DELLA BARCA (BOAT EXHIBIT)"
On 16 July 2009 the Soprintendenza Archeologica Napoli e Pompei will open the much-anticipated Padiglione della Barca at Herculaneum, in which the ancient boat will be displayed from the ancient shoreline for the first time, and other items pertaining to ships and the sea will be on display.
The Padiglione will be open to visitors on Saturdays and Sundays.
"La Pittura Pompeiana. Riapertura della Collezione Affreschi."
Exhibition of around 400 paintings at the National Museum of Archeology, Naples: 29 April - 31 December 2009. Click here for details.
MARBLE RELIEF DISCOVERED AT HERCULANEUM
Click here for details.
HERCULANEUM TERCENTENARY
Events have begun in southern Italy to mark this year's 300th anniversary of the rediscovery of Herculaneum. More than 150 bronze and marble archaeological exhibits have gone on show in Naples. Take a tour of the exhibition with the director of the excavations, Maria Paola Guidobaldi.
Buy entry tickets online
You can now buy your tickets for entry to Herculaneum, Pompeii, etc. online by visiting http://www.pompei.napoli.com
Blogging Pompeii
http://bloggingpompeii.blogspot.com/
This is a blog set up by Joanne Berry (author of The Complete Pompeii) with the aim of sharing information for those with an interest in the Vesuvian area.
Note: change of address for the Society.
Arrange a visit to the Villa of Papyri and the Ancient Theatre in Herculaneum
LATEST INFORMATION ON VISITING THE VILLA OF THE PAPYRI
Since August 2007 the area of the Nuovi scavi that includes the Villa of the Papyri is closed for small-scale works for the time being. This is includes conservation works on the wall paintings and mosaics, substitution of the protective roofing, small excavations to finish off incomplete works (where structures/decorative features are half in/half out of the ground), etc. in order to improve and protect the area. No date has been given for the completion of works and when the Villa will be open to the public again, but we encourage members of the Society who wish to visit the villa to pursue this aim through the standard manner of application.
Last updated 15 DECEMBER 2009