Throughout the month of December, "A DAY 2000 YEARS AGO: Everyday Objects"

This is the last of four thematic exhibitions "Finds on View: The Excavation in Your Hands"

From the nearby archaeological sites of the thermal baths on Viale Stazione/Via degli Scavi and the villa on Via Neroniana, new fragments are on display that tell the story of daily life in ancient Rome. The exhibition opened earlier this month. “A Day 2000 Years Ago: Everyday Objects” which will be visible throughout December.

This is the last in a series of four thematic exhibitions “Finds in sight: the excavation is in your hands” which comes after “Frescoes and stucco: lost gestures and colors” of September, “Marble, terracotta and more” of October and “The Kitchen and the Table: Culinary Art” November. Funded by the Veneto Region, the exhibitions—all integrated into the tour itinerary and included in the admission ticket—are bringing to light numerous fragments of objects stored in the museum's warehouses and never before shown to the public. The goal is to offer visitors an opportunity to see more and more up close, also highlighting those artifacts that remain in the museum's warehouses due to the necessary and inevitable display decisions of archaeologists, but which nevertheless contribute to the story of the baths and the Paduan waters, sometimes adding further significant details.

The display includes everything from game pieces depicting leisure activities to a hairpin, a lead scale, and several fragments of glass, preserved intact in their vibrant colors, sometimes resembling murrine. And finally, a typical personal toiletries item: a nail cleaner, not unlike those still found in our homes today.

The Lapis association, which manages the museum on behalf of the Municipality of Montegrotto Terme, wanted to focus on two elements: new technologies And inclusiveness, in continuity with the rest of the museum. Each display case is equipped with a QR code through which the visitor can download and view the 3D models and textual content that accompany some of the exhibits. Again, contrary to what usually happens in museums, the public has the opportunity to "touch" selected finds under the supervision of archaeologists of Lapis, directly perceiving its shape, size, weight, and material...; there are also scheduled days of visits dedicated specifically to visitors with visual, hearing, or cognitive disabilities.

The exhibition “A Day 2000 Years Ago: Everyday Objects” is included in the tour itinerary and the entrance ticket and can be viewed during the Museum's opening hours and days: Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm.
All other days, reservations are required for school groups and groups.

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