From Pompeii to Molise, the extraordinary exhibition on the history of jewelery in ancient Italy

From Pompeii to Molise, the extraordinary exhibition on the history of jewelery in Italy from prehistory to the Middle Ages arrives at the Archaeological Museum of Santa Maria delle monache (corso Marcelli 42) in Isernia.

Hundreds of works are on loan from the Vesuvian sites and other museums throughout Italy: precious finds for the first time in a single exhibition that brings Italian national museums online, as part of the national museum system.

The exhibition “The shape of gold. Stories of jewels from ancient Italy”, born from an initiative of the General Directorate of Museums of the Ministry of Culture led by Massimo Osannainvolves the Archaeological Park of Pompeii and the regional Museum Directorates of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Marche, Molise, Puglia and Sardinia.

After being at the “Sanna” Museum in Sassari for seven months, the exhibition now arrives in Molise where it will remain until the end of September and then resume its tour of southern Italy.

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The inauguration is scheduled for Friday 8 March at 4.30 pm. The exhibition, which can be visited during the museum’s opening hours, will remain on display until 8 September 2024, hosted at the Archaeological Museum of Isernia, curated by the Sepino Archaeological Park and the Molise Regional Museums Directorate, led by the archaeologist Enrico Rinaldi.

“An exhibition that allows us to investigate the importance and role of jewels in ancient Italy – explains Rinaldi – and which, due to the high scientific value and the interest aroused, has allowed us to initiate contacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of international cooperation to subsequently host it at Italian cultural institutes abroad”.

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Reopened on 1 August 2022, the Museum hosts an archaeological collection that tells the story of the territory and the city of Isernia, from the archaic age up to the Middle Ages. Furthermore, a dedicated section displays the archaeological material of the Italic Sanctuary of Pietrabbondante telling the story of the devotion of the Samnites.