Events
To support A Day in Pompeii the Western Australian Museum has developed a range of activities for the whole family including lectures, a community-based exhibition and activities for the kids.
A series of seven lectures has been scheduled to accompany A Day in Pompeii. To attend the lecture, click on the 'register now' now link on the relevant lecture.
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"Celadus ... adored by the girls!": Gladiators in Pompeii
Asst/Prof Glenys Wootton
Lecturer, Classics and Ancient History, University of Western AustraliaJoin Glenys Wootton as she discusses how the remains of this ancient city provide an opportunity to explore the public fascination with gladiatorial combat, the most famous of all Roman spectacles.
6.00pm, 11 June 2010
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia
Admission by gold coin donation
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The House of the Coloured Capitals, Pompeii: Investigation by an Australian team
W/Prof John Melville-Jones
Winthrop Professor emeritus, Classics and Ancient History, University of Western Australia
Join John Melville-Jones as he presents this story of Australian archaeologists at work in Pompeii, and the fascinating evidence of daily life uncovered.
6.00pm, 18 June 2010
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia
Admission by gold coin donation
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‘Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice’: the story of Pompeii
Dr Franco Pirajno
Senior Geoscientist, Geological Survey of Western Australia; Adjunct Professor, School of Earth and Environment, University of Western AustraliaFranco Pirajno spent his childhood years in Pompeii and witnessed the 1944 eruption, which left an indelible influence in his young life and eventually led him to the Vesuvius Volcano Observatory where he obtained his doctorate in Geological Sciences following a thesis on volcanology.
This lecture will discuss the geological aspects and results of significant volcanic eruptions, and the fate suffered by Pompeii and its inhabitants.
6.00pm, 2 July 2010
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia
Admission by gold coin donation
Registrations closed
Street with stepping stones, Pompeii. Photo: Alago (wikimedia: no copyright limitations)*
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Romans Remains in Egypt: Living at the edges of the Empire
Prof Salima Ikram
Professor of Egyptology, American University in Cairo
Join visiting expert Salima Ikram as she presents an overview of new discoveries made by the North Kharga Oasis Survey and the insights revealed into life in the Roman Empire abroad.
6.00pm, 23 July 2010
Perth Lecture Theatre, Central TAFE (entry from Francis St near William St)
Admission by gold coin donation
Registrations closed
19th century 'tags' in the 18th Dynasty Tomb of Paheri, El Kab, Egypt. Photo: James Tunmore
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The Gods of Pompeii: Worship, devotion and ritual in a Roman town
Dr Bill Leadbetter
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Arts, Edith Cowan University
Join Bill Leadbetter as he explores the complex grandeur of Roman religious life through the artefacts and remains from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
6.00pm, 13 August 2010
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia
Admission by gold coin donation
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The Romans on the Bay of Naples; Pompeii and its neighbours
Presented in association with The Roman Archaeology Group and the University of Western Australia.
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1.30pm – 4.00pm, 28 August 2010
Lecture program
1) ‘Tread carefully, painters at work’: The House of Julius Polybius and others. Wall painters and painting at Pompeii Asst/Prof Glenys Wootton
2) ‘This one’s not for the kids’: A candid look at Pompeiian Graffiti, Nathan Leber
TEA BREAK
3) ‘What lies beneath’: Sanitation in Pompeii and Herculaneum, W/Prof David KennedySocial Sciences Lecture Theatre (Room G1.30), University of Western Australia
Admission to lecture program is free
Afternoon tea is $10 for non-members
Register now
Street with stepping stones, Pompeii. Photo: Alago (wikimedia: no copyright limitations)*
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Talking Walls: Graffiti from ancient Pompeii to 21st century Perth
Dr Moya Smith
Head of Department, Anthropology & Archaeology, Western Australian Museum
Join Moya Smith as she considers the fascinating role of ancient graffiti in Pompeii, as well as graffiti in other parts of the world and from other times including Perth's urban graffiti.
6.00pm, 3 September 2010
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia
Admission by gold coin donation
Register now
Political graffiti: Street of Abundance (Via del Abbondanza), Pompeii. Photo: Steven North, WA Museum, 2010
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* Image source – wikimedia (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompeii-Street.jpg)
This lecture series for A Day in Pompeii is proudly supported by Lotterywest and the Friends of the Western Australian Museum.
Header illustration: Mount Vesuvius, © Museum Victoria