Beijing, September 9 (Reporter Ying Ni) The opening ceremony of "The Myth of Pompeii - Exhibition of Ancient Greek and Roman Treasures and Cultural Relics in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy" was held at the National Museum of Classics on 26 September. The exhibition presents 25 pieces / sets of precious cultural relics from Italy, including sculptures, frescoes, ceramics, bronze, glass products and other types.
On September 9th, "The Myth of Pompeii - Exhibition of Ancient Greek and Roman Treasures and Cultural Relics in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy" opened at the National Museum of Classics in Beijing. The picture shows the exhibition view. Photo courtesy of China Cultural Heritage Exchange Center
Pompeii and Herculaneum, before being buried by volcanoes, were cities nourished by ancient Greco-Roman civilization, with rapid economic development, rich people's lives, and artistic creation reaching a very high level. In 79 AD, the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius completely buried Pompeii in an instant, as were other towns such as Herculaneum and Oplondis near Pompeii. The ancient city, sealed by volcanic ash, has become an excellent clue for modern people to understand ancient Greco-Roman civilization. The National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy, is one of the oldest and most influential archaeological museums in the world today, with the most important excavations from sites in the Pompeii region in the world.
On September 9th, "The Myth of Pompeii - Exhibition of Ancient Greek and Roman Treasures and Cultural Relics in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy" opened at the National Museum of Classics in Beijing. The picture shows the exhibition view. Photo courtesy of China Cultural Heritage Exchange Center
The 127 pieces / sets of precious cultural relics on display include sculptures, murals, ceramics, bronze, glass products and other types, and the key exhibits include the dotted sculpture "Aphrodite in the Sea", which portrays the splendid appearance of the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology when she was born from the sea. The goddess was dressed in a short ancient Greek robe with clothes clinging to her body, indicating that she had just surfaced. A thicker robe covered her lower body. Her skin, serene face, and graceful bathing in water have influenced Western art, both ancient and modern.
On September 9th, "The Myth of Pompeii - Exhibition of Ancient Greek and Roman Treasures and Cultural Relics in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy" opened at the National Museum of Classics in Beijing. The picture shows the exhibition view. Photo courtesy of China Cultural Heritage Exchange Center
Ganomedes and the Eagle is a marble sculpture of the young Trojan prince Gahnimedes, who Homer described as the most handsome mortal of his time. In this exhibit, the young Gahnimodes wears a Greek Phrygian hat, holding a shepherd's cane in his lowered right arm and an eagle in his left arm. The dog next to him squatted and looked up at Gahnimodes.
On September 9th, "The Myth of Pompeii - Exhibition of Ancient Greek and Roman Treasures and Cultural Relics in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy" opened at the National Museum of Classics in Beijing. The picture shows the exhibition view. Photo courtesy of China Cultural Heritage Exchange Center
The exhibition also combines the real restoration of life and living scenes and the reproduction of scenes during volcanic eruptions, combined with multimedia and other display methods, to create a close-up and immersive viewing atmosphere, so that the ancient city buried in volcanic ash for more than a thousand years returns to the world, and presents an extraordinary feast of precious cultural relics of ancient Greece and Rome for the Chinese audience.
The exhibition is divided into five sections. By introducing the iconic buildings and rich art collections of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the "Dreams Back to the Prosperous Era" section fully expresses the magnificence and delicacy of their artistic creation. The unit "Love Myths in the Greco-Roman Period" presents the rich layers and profound connotations of love, the eternal theme of ancient Greco-Roman mythology, through vivid mythological images such as Aphrodite, Eros, and Selene. The vitality of the unit "Happy Life: The Ancient Romans' Love of a Better Life" is represented by the image of Dionysus, through the introduction of the banquets, tableware, houses and garden decorations of the ancient Romans, telling the fun brought by food and wine, showing the ancient Romans' love for the good life in the world, leading the audience to feel the beauty of daily life; The unit "The Concept of Beauty in Ancient Art" revolves around the concept of beauty in ancient Greeks, reflecting their pursuit of physical and mental perfection through the introduction of female figures, beauty tools, perfumes, etc.; The "Mythological Reproduction" section tells the story of the archaeological excavations of two ancient cities and what drove countless archaeologists, artists and literati crazy.
It is reported that the exhibition is supported by the Italian Embassy in China and the Cultural Center of the Italian Embassy in China, and co-sponsored by the China Cultural Heritage Exchange Center, the National Library of China (National Museum of Classics) and Tianyu Cultural Industry Group Co., Ltd., and will continue to be on display until December 12. (End)