A new exhibit shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the time of death

More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Haunting Casts Preserving Pompeii Victims’ Final Moments 2,000 Years Ago Go on Display in a Solemn New Exhibition

Since 1863, archaeologists have made more than 100 plaster casts, which show how victims died after Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

Tragic Pompeii victims seen embracing in final moments before volcanic eruption in heartbreaking new exhibit

The first permanent exhibition of Pompeii’s historic casts is now on display in Italy, paying homage to those who were brutally killed after being engulfed by an inundation of volcanic ash. The ...
Greek Reporter

Pompeii Reveals the Full Story of Its Final Hours for the First Time

A new permanent exhibition at Pompeii tells the full story of the ancient city’s destruction through casts, and accessible ...

Pompeii volcano victims’ agony with clenched fists and pained faces revealed in permanent exhibition of haunting casts

THE final moments of Pompeii’s residents before they were submerged in deadly volcanic ash and lava have been revealed in a new exhibition. Their last poses have been preserved in stone for ...