Graffiti Columns - Children's activitiesSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoFREE Children's Art Activity Western Australian Museum - Perth 10.00am and 2.00pm Thursday 8 July, Friday 9 July, 18 & 19 August Come to the Western Australian Museum - Perth and enjoy a family fun activity where YOU can draw on the graffiti columns, just like the messages and artwork found on the walls of Pompeii during Roman times. What is your message to the future? Graffiti Columns is proudly supported by Lotterywest and Friends of the WA Museum. More information
Gladiator GamesSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoThe Grey Company FREE Family Event Cultural Centre, James St Mall, (grassed area in front of Museum) 11.00am and 1.00pm Sunday 30 May, Sunday 20 June, Sunday 18 July & Sunday 15 August Come to the Western Australian Museum - Perth and enjoy a display of historic Roman combat and entertainment with The Gladiator Games. Watch the thrill and spectacle of gladiators battling it out for the crowd's approval and the maiden's hearts in the Perth Cultural Centre. More information
Talking Walls: Graffiti from ancient Pompeii to 21st century PerthPublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoDr 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 on the Pompeii website. More information
The Romans on the Bay of Naples; Pompeii and its neighboursPublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoPresented in association with The Roman Archaeology Group and the University of Western Australia. 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 Kennedy More information
The Gods of Pompeii: Worship, devotion and ritual in a Roman townPublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoDr 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. Register on the Pompeii website. More information