The Pompeii exhibition will take place until the end of September
Even in the most challenging times, the french capital continues to bet on cultural richness, and that is why it has recently opened an exhibition that is inspired by the great excavation project and the discoveries that took place in the city of Pompeii , one of the World Heritage Sites designated by UNESCO.
Expo Pompei: the Virtuelle Reality is a digital immersive experience that recreates the daily life of the ancient Roman villa as well as the catastrophic explosion of the Vesuvius volcano in 79 BC C., an event that managed to perpetuate this site in time and that can now be fully explored in the exhibition of the Grand Palais in Paris.
On this occasion, the event has been organized by the Meeting of the French National Museums in collaboration with the Pompeii Archaeological Park , and has Massimo Osanna, director of the Park, as its curator.
They have also worked with a local company to employ advanced technologies , such as laser mapping, infrared thermography and photogrammetry, with the aim of generating high-resolution images and 3D reconstructions.
The exhibition recreates the last hours before the explosion of Vesuvius
Although it was originally scheduled to run from March 25 to June 8 this year, the global pandemic caused by the Covid-19 has forced them –as has happened to an infinity of events or exhibitions– to reschedule the exhibition, which finally started in early July and will run until September 27.
THE POMPEII EXHIBITION AT THE GRAND PALAIS
Since the pompeii ruins were discovered, the state in which the city was left and the event of the explosion of the Vesuvius they continue to be an attraction for travelers from all over the world.
So the exposition seeks to share part of that treasure through a series of digital creations, combining projections with urban sounds to appeal to the senses and immerse the visitor in the heart of Pompeii , managing to reconstruct the environment of the city, its tragic destiny and also the recent discoveries.
The first part of the proposal Grand Palais explores the streets in detail through photographs captured by drones and 3D technology, while the center of the experience reveals how the tragedy unfolded, reproducing the sequence of the event from the volcano eruption until the city was engulfed by the pyroclastic flow.
The experience will include projections using 3D technology
For his part, he interferes in the history of the 18th century excavations , and also emphasizes the discoveries of the year 2018, which have made it possible to recover and evaluate the date of the eruption with greater precision. Finally, the last room invites you to contemplate the objects that have decorated the most beautiful villas in Pompeii.
In addition, it is the first time that visitors have been shown the findings of the most recent excavations, including amulets, various utensils made from earthenware, ivory, amber and bronze, a marble rabbit and a magnificent mosaic of the nymphaeum of Ariadne and Dionysus.
will also be taught in Paris a selection of objects from previous excavations , which include jewelry, furniture, a statue of Livia, and a fresco depicting Venus in a chariot pulled by elephants.
The experience captures and manages to keep in force the essence of the cities of the past, as well as the remarkable influence of the Roman splendor in Pompeii , definitely a proposal that is worth visiting in the City of Lights.
The Grand Palais will host the digital exhibition until September 27