We are in charge
of the french press relations for the Montreal Museum of
Fine Arts, Canada.
Montreal, February 3, 2016—The Montreal Museum of
Fine Arts (MMFA) is bringing Pompeii back to life, from
February 6 to September 5, 2016, in the largest exhibition
ever to be presented in Quebec on this iconic Roman city
at the time Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.
The exhibition has been organized by the Royal Ontario Museum
in Toronto and the MMFA, in collaboration with the Museo
Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli and the Soprintendenza
Pompei.
A selection of more than 220 of the best preserved works
from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, the largest
repository of archeological objects, and from the site of
Pompeii itself, which is managed by the Soprintendenza Pompei.
Some of the works come from the neighbouring city of Herculanum.
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