Refurbishment of the Villa dei Papiri of Herculaneum
The Villa dei Papiri section is planned to undergo a series of refurbishment works
by the spring 2025, including a new scientific project and an enlargement of the
galleries.
Room CXIII - 113, today only a room to pass through from the lift, will be incorporated into the section and will present the scientific collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, providing specific insights into the history and the topography of the ancient town, in order for the representation of the villa to be placed in its original context.
The next room - CXV - 115 - the actual entrance to the section, will be renovated with newly designed graphics and a reconstructive video of the villa, to offer visitors some useful support in understanding the whole architectural structure and its role as the most representative example of the villa lifestyle and the concept of otium cherished by the Roman aristocracy.
In the adjacent room - CXIV - 114 - a small internal room decorated with ancient floor mosaics, the focus will move on the exceptional discovery of over 1.800 carbonized papyrus scrolls and the description of the villa's library, with some in- depth knowledge on the reasons and the implications of the spread of Epicurean philosophy in Rome.
In the next rooms - CXVI - 116 and CXVII - 117 - the many interrelations between the sculptures and their original locations in the context of the villa will be highlighted, also evoking the atmosphere of the first eighteenth-century discoveries, with layout adaptations recalling the setting of the tunnels built by Bourbon engineers in the thick lava flow that hit Herculaneum during the eruption of 79 AD.
In particular, room CXVI - 116 will draw attention to the works which decorated the atrium, the tablinum and the square peristyle overall, whereas the last room of the gallery - CXVII - 117 - will re-create the whole decorative program of the rectangular peristyle and its adjacent rooms. In-depth information will be provided for each of these spaces, to try and explain the ideological and cultural assumptions underlying the different figurative choices, with particular emphasis on the concepts of otium in opposition to negotium, on the celebration of the pillars of Greek culture, as well as the full acceptance of the religious and cultural ideology of the Augustan period and the evoking of the Dionysus’ presence.
Room CXIII - 113, today only a room to pass through from the lift, will be incorporated into the section and will present the scientific collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, providing specific insights into the history and the topography of the ancient town, in order for the representation of the villa to be placed in its original context.
The next room - CXV - 115 - the actual entrance to the section, will be renovated with newly designed graphics and a reconstructive video of the villa, to offer visitors some useful support in understanding the whole architectural structure and its role as the most representative example of the villa lifestyle and the concept of otium cherished by the Roman aristocracy.
In the adjacent room - CXIV - 114 - a small internal room decorated with ancient floor mosaics, the focus will move on the exceptional discovery of over 1.800 carbonized papyrus scrolls and the description of the villa's library, with some in- depth knowledge on the reasons and the implications of the spread of Epicurean philosophy in Rome.
In the next rooms - CXVI - 116 and CXVII - 117 - the many interrelations between the sculptures and their original locations in the context of the villa will be highlighted, also evoking the atmosphere of the first eighteenth-century discoveries, with layout adaptations recalling the setting of the tunnels built by Bourbon engineers in the thick lava flow that hit Herculaneum during the eruption of 79 AD.
In particular, room CXVI - 116 will draw attention to the works which decorated the atrium, the tablinum and the square peristyle overall, whereas the last room of the gallery - CXVII - 117 - will re-create the whole decorative program of the rectangular peristyle and its adjacent rooms. In-depth information will be provided for each of these spaces, to try and explain the ideological and cultural assumptions underlying the different figurative choices, with particular emphasis on the concepts of otium in opposition to negotium, on the celebration of the pillars of Greek culture, as well as the full acceptance of the religious and cultural ideology of the Augustan period and the evoking of the Dionysus’ presence.
tag — Mann, Collezioni
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