SUMMER IN HERCULANEUM LIGHTS UP WITH CULTURE. PRESS PREVIEW AT 8:00 PM THURSDAY, JULY 3. HERCULANEUM FRIDAYS. Between July and September, the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum returns with special evening openings: a journey through myth, the body, and performances under the stars.

Un’estate tra archeologia e meraviglia: il Parco Archeologico di Ercolano vi aspetta per un viaggio notturno tra mito, corpo e memoria. Dal 4 luglio al 27 settembre 2025, il Parco Archeologico di Ercolano invita il pubblico a vivere l’esperienza unica di visitare l’antica città in orario serale, immersi in un suggestivo intreccio di archeologia e…

“From Eggs to Apples. The Civilization of Food and the Pleasures of the Table in Herculaneum” The Exhibition of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum at Villa Campolieto, March 28, 2025 – December 31, 2025

“From Eggs to Apples. The Civilization of Food and the Pleasures of the Table” is the new exhibition at the Herculaneum Archaeological Park, organized in collaboration with the Fondazione Ente Ville Vesuviane and hosted in the frescoed rooms of Villa Campolieto, one of the most fascinating Bourbon-era villas on the Golden Mile. Starting March 28,…

The wood that didn’t burn at Herculaneum At the Archaeological Park Antiquarium, the exhibition on woods. Visitors immerse themselves in the setting of a domus of ancient Herculaneum.

The Antiquarium of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, from 10 April 2025, will host a wide selection of wooden furniture and tools from ancient Herculaneum—an unparalleled collection, unique in the world. These extraordinary artifacts, tangible evidence of daily life in the ancient Roman city, have over time become closely identified with the site. The eruption…

Visit to the Suburban Baths of Herculaneum

The Suburban Baths, a Roman bath complex buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, were found following the 20th century archaeological excavation campaign of ancient Herculaneum. Built at the beginning of the first century A.D. at the behest of Marcus Nonius Balbus as a gift to the city, of their kind they are one of the best-preserved thermal buildings in the world.
After the first delicate phase of safety and restoration work preparatory to the future permanent reopening, the first fascinating rooms that are the objects of intervention reopen on the occasion of the Visit to the Suburban Baths of Herculaneum project.

Visit to the Suburban Baths of Herculaneum

An extraordinary and unmissable opening, with guided tours inside the restoration site and rooms that have never been open to the general public.   The Suburban Baths, a Roman-era bath complex buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE, were found following the 20th-century archaeological excavation campaign of ancient Herculaneum. Built in the early…