Italy Reopens its Famed Pompeii Museum
2021-01-30
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1Italy reopened its famous Antiquarium this week.
2The museum was created to keep and show objects from the ancient city of Pompeii.
3Life in Pompeii ended almost 2,000 years ago, after a massive burst of the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano.
4The city was quickly buried by ash and lava.
5Many people were immediately killed.
6In fact, scientists found some human remains had turned to glass because the heat from the explosion was so intense.
7For many years now, specially trained scientists called archaeologists have been digging in the area that was once Pompeii.
8It is now an archeological park.
9The Antiquarium was created in the 1870s as a place to keep the findings.
10For many years, visitors were able to see some of the frescoes unearthed by archaeologists as well as everyday objects that the people of Pompeii used.
11Bombings in World War Two damaged the museum.
12Then, in 1980, a deadly earthquake shook the park.
13Officials were forced to close the Antiquarium.
14It had remained closed until now.
15Current COVID-19 restrictions bar most people from visiting the newly reopened museum.
16Only visitors from Italy's Campania area, which includes the city of Naples and the Pompeii ruins, are permitted to enter.
17Pompeii has long been one of Italy's top tourist sites.
18When the tourism industry fully reopens, admission to the ruins will also include a visit to the Antiquarium.
19The re-opening of the museum after so many years is "a sign of great hope during a very difficult moment," said Pompeii's long time director, Massimo Osanna.
20On show in the last room of the museum are casts from the remains of some of Pompeii's citizens.
21Osanna said that part of the museum is emotionally powerful for him.
22"The objects deformed by the heat of the eruption, the casts of the victims, the casts of the animals," are very moving, he noted.
23Much of ancient Pompeii remains to be discovered at the park.
24Although tourism has halted during the pandemic, archaeologists have kept working.
25Just one month ago, Osanna announced the discovery of an ancient fast-food restaurant at Pompeii.
26Archaeologists were able to fully uncover the eatery.
27The find helped researchers learn about the food Pompeii's citizens enjoyed.
28Researchers even discovered what was for sale at the restaurant on the day the ancient city met its explosive end.
29I'm Caty Weaver.
1Italy reopened its famous Antiquarium this week. The museum was created to keep and show objects from the ancient city of Pompeii. 2Life in Pompeii ended almost 2,000 years ago, after a massive burst of the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano. The city was quickly buried by ash and lava. Many people were immediately killed. In fact, scientists found some human remains had turned to glass because the heat from the explosion was so intense. 3For many years now, specially trained scientists called archaeologists have been digging in the area that was once Pompeii. It is now an archeological park. 4The Antiquarium was created in the 1870s as a place to keep the findings. For many years, visitors were able to see some of the frescoes unearthed by archaeologists as well as everyday objects that the people of Pompeii used. 5Bombings in World War Two damaged the museum. Then, in 1980, a deadly earthquake shook the park. Officials were forced to close the Antiquarium. 6It had remained closed until now. 7Current COVID-19 restrictions bar most people from visiting the newly reopened museum. Only visitors from Italy's Campania area, which includes the city of Naples and the Pompeii ruins, are permitted to enter. 8Pompeii has long been one of Italy's top tourist sites. When the tourism industry fully reopens, admission to the ruins will also include a visit to the Antiquarium. 9The re-opening of the museum after so many years is "a sign of great hope during a very difficult moment," said Pompeii's long time director, Massimo Osanna. 10On show in the last room of the museum are casts from the remains of some of Pompeii's citizens. Osanna said that part of the museum is emotionally powerful for him. 11"The objects deformed by the heat of the eruption, the casts of the victims, the casts of the animals," are very moving, he noted. 12Much of ancient Pompeii remains to be discovered at the park. Although tourism has halted during the pandemic, archaeologists have kept working. 13Just one month ago, Osanna announced the discovery of an ancient fast-food restaurant at Pompeii. Archaeologists were able to fully uncover the eatery. The find helped researchers learn about the food Pompeii's citizens enjoyed. Researchers even discovered what was for sale at the restaurant on the day the ancient city met its explosive end. 14I'm Caty Weaver. 15AP reported on this story. Caty Weaver adapted the report for Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 16________________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18museum - n. a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public 19fresco - n. the art of painting on wet plaster 20tourist - n. a person who travels to a place for pleasure 21cast - n. a container that is used to give its form or shape to something that is poured or pressed into it; also : an object that is made by using such a container 22We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section, and visit our Facebook page.