Ostia Antica reopens on June 2nd 2020!
Great news from the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica: after the COVID-19 emergency, the site will reopen on June 2nd 2020! Masks and distancing are compulsory. All the details (in Italian) are available at this link: https://www.ostiaantica.beniculturali.it/…/visita-ostia-an…/Guided tours are also allowed! Up to 10...
A letter to Ostia Antica, now part of the European Heritage
The Archaeological Area of Ostia Antica has obtained, on March 31st 2020, the European Heritage Label ...
Inauguration of the Visit Ostia Antica Headquarters: 14 February 2020
Dear friends, we are pleased to invite you to the inauguration of the operational headquarters of our association, Visit Ostia Antica, on Friday 14 February 2020, starting from 3:30 pm. It will take place at the elementary school located in Via Caterina Segurana (next...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Italy is known worldwide, among other things, for its nice weather and rich cultural heritage. In Ostia Antica we certainly have both. These Christmas days have been sunny and warm, perfect to fully enjoy the extraordinary Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica. Choose one...
Ostia Antica in the World (or…Best Preserved Roman City in the World)
A few days ago, we received an email that we like to share on our blog. Brad and Maggie live in Astoria (Oregon, USA) and are literally in love with Ostia Antica. As they told us, they discovered Ostia Antica in 2011, during their...
Exhibition: Winckelmann at the Capitoline Museums (until April 22nd, 2018)
Text by Maria Teresa Tozzi. Photos courtesy of the exhibition's organizers (Press kit) The exhibition “Treasure of Antiquity. Winckelmann and the Capitoline Museum in Eighteenth-century Rome” ("Il Tesoro di Antichità. Wickelmann e il Museo Capitolino nella Roma del Settecento") aims at celebrating Johann Joachim...
Ostia Antica could finally become a World Heritage Site? Let’s see what it means
Article by Maria Teresa Tozzi Just a few days have passed since the Italian Government (or better the committee known as CIPE) has announced an extraordinary investment of 740 million euro for the regeneration of historical sites all over Italy, of which 370 million are...
Exhibition: “Trajan. Bulding the Empire, Creating Europe” (Mercati di Traiano – Rome, until September 16th 2018)
Text and pictures by Maria Teresa Tozzi The city of Rome celebrates the great Emperor Trajan with the exhibition “Trajan. Building the Empire, Creating Europe” at Trajan’s Markets, until 16th September 2018. The occasion is the 1900th anniversary of his death. He was the first...
Workshop: “I present you a Museum. Archaeology Audience Museums”
Article by Maria Teresa Tozzi The workshop “… I present you a museum. Archaeology Audience Museums” took place at the University Roma Tre – School of Letters Philosophy and Languages on the 14th December 2017. The meeting was organized by the course of Archaeology...
“Ostia revivit”: historical re-enactment to experience daily life in ancient Rome
Text and pictures by Maria Teresa Tozzi* The event “Ostia Revivit” took place in the Archeological Park of Ostia Antica on the 29th and 30th September 2017. The event was organized by the Associations S.P.Q.R., Mos Maiorum and Romanitas. During these two days the visitors...
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