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Photograph a work in Herculaneum and Lensmark tells you who made it, when, and why it matters, with every fact linked to its source.

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Herculaneum

Ercolano, Italy

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Take a photo and read the work's sourced story

Illustrative photo demo

Illustrative collection

  1. Take a permitted photo Use a photo allowed by the museum's current rules.
  2. Read the sourced history When Lensmark can verify the work, it explains what the sources support and links to them. When it cannot, it says so plainly.
  3. Ask a follow-up Continue with a question about the work's maker, age or significance.
  4. Your Herculaneum walk saves itself. Just take pictures. Each work is kept with its sourced history, grouped by day.

The illustrative demo shows Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. The collection examples show Pont Alexandre III, Hintze Hall, Elizabeth Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum; these images do not depict Herculaneum works.

What the Herculaneum collection covers

Herculaneum preserves the streets, buildings and objects of an ancient Roman town at Ercolano. Systematic excavation began in 1738 under Charles of Bourbon. History

The park's collections include wall paintings, sculpture and objects of daily life recovered from the town. Carbonized wood and organic remains preserve traces of its furnishings and inhabitants.

Its collection strengths include Roman wall painting and frescoes, Roman sculpture and portraiture, jewelry and domestic furnishings, and carbonized wood and organic remains.

  • Statue of Marcus Nonius Balbus

    Unknown Roman sculptor

    Date
    ca 10 a.C - 10 d.C

    This marble statue shows Marcus Nonius Balbus in military dress. The official catalogue identifies it as record 1500924947.

    Read the museum record

  • Hydra of Lerna

    Unknown Roman sculptor

    Date
    1 d.C - 79 d.C

    This bronze Hydra served as a fountain in the palaestra's pool. Its five heads each formed a water spout.

    Read the museum record

  • Jewelry and domestic furnishings from Herculaneum

    Unknown Roman artisans

    The park's SplendOri exhibition brought together about 200 precious objects, furnishings and pieces of tableware. Some were belongings carried by people fleeing the eruption.

These are collection records, not confirmation that the works are on display today.

Check the photography rules first

Herculaneum authorizes photos for private use only; contact the park before using tripods, flash or artificial lighting, and obtain formal authorization for professional or commercial photography. Read its current visitor conditions and follow gallery signs before taking a photo. Herculaneum photography policy

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