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Before the Baths of Caracalla, there once existed a private home on the same site. Stunning frescoes from this home have been restored and are now on display. ....
3 Things to Do: July 23-25 The Shawnee News-Star The school year is getting ready to start, but there s still time to enjoy the summer and things going on in the area. Here are some things to do in Shawnee and the surrounding areas this weekend. Take a trip back in time: History is on display at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, where the “Painters of Pompeii: Roman Frescoes from the National Archaeological Museum, Naples” exhibit is on display through Oct. 17. The exhibit includes wall paintings from Pompeii and Herculaneum, cities buried after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Excavations in the 1700s uncovered frescoes painted on the walls of homes and buildings throughout the cities, and more than 80 of those artifacts and artworks are on display. Tickets are $16 and also allow access to the museum s permanent collection and the “Dale Chihuly: Magic & Light” exhibit. Children ages 17 and younger are free. While there, visitors can also check out Cafe ....
Oklahoman From Marvel s mischievous Loki chasing a time traveler through it to Oklahoma City s own Flaming Lips recording a love song about it, the destruction of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii continues to capture the cultural imagination. In 79 A.D., the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted, covering the seaside resort town and the neighboring city of Herculaneum in devastating layers of lava, ash and rock. But under the ruin, an unexpected upside was buried. “The eruption preserved Roman luxury villas and homes until excavations began in the 1700s. These excavations unearthed extensive and richly colored frescoes painted on the walls of homes and public buildings throughout the cities, said Oklahoma City Museum of Art President and CEO Michael J. Anderson in an email. ....