The 31st edition of the established series of conferences “Incontri di Archeologia” is finally back. The series, organized by the Educational Department of the Museum, features the talks of directors and officials from the Ministry of Culture, together with university professors, archaeologists, curators, restorers and scholars, who will delve into the latest results and studies about the archaeological heritage of the Museum and the region Campania at large. Moreover, some of the lectures will deal with the cultural programme of the Museum, sheding a light on new exhibitions, current and future research projects and institutional collaborations.
The conferences will be held in the Auditorium at 17.00 on Thursdays, according to the programme.
Participation is free, as capacity permits.
All conferences will be streamed on Facebook and on YouTube
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PROGRAMME (All the conferences will be held in Italian and the translation of each title below can serve as a mere explanation of the topic to be discussed)
OCTOBER
30 October 2025 at 17.00
I preziosi arredi lignei dalla Villa dei Papiri e il loro contesto – The precious wooden furniture from the Villa dei Papiri and their context
by Francesco Sirano
NOVEMBER
6 November 2025 at 17.00
Nuove sale per gli arredi pompeiani. Antiche e nuove scelte per una celebre raccolta del Museo di Napoli – New rooms for Pompeian furniture. Ancient and new set-up choices for the famous collection of the Naples’ Museum.
by Andrea Milanese and Ruggiero Ferrajoli
20 November 2025 at 17.00
Medea-Pasolini: la Grecia barbarica – Medea-Pasolini: The Barbarian world inside Greece
by Giovanni Greco
27 Novembre 2025 at 17.00
Donne e violenze di guerra nell’età antica – Women and war violence in ancient times
by Mariarosaria Barbera and Paola Miniero
DECEMBER
4 December 2025 at 17.00
Quando la sfinge incontrò la sirena. 1825: il soggiorno di Jean-François Champollion “sotto il bel cielo della dolce Partenope” – When the sphyinx met the mermaid. 1825: Jean-François Champollion’s stay “under the beautiful sky of sweet Parthenope”
by Rita Di Maria
11 Decembre 2025 at 17.00
Parthenope, Neapolis, Napoli: la lunga vita di una Sirena – Parthenope, Neapolis, Naples: the long life of a Mermaid
By Raffaella Bosso and Bianca de Divitiis
18 Decembre 2025 at 17.00
La Villa dei Papiri: un nuovo allestimento per il MANN – The Villa dei Papiri gallery: a new set-up for the MANN
by Marialucia Giacco and Marco Magni
JANUARY
15 January 2026 at 17.00
Dai reperti ai suoni. L’archeologia musicale per riscoprire la dimensione sonora del mondo antico – From artefacts to sounds. Music archaeology as a tool to rediscover the sound dimension in the ancient world.
by Alessandra D’Eugenio
22 January 2026 at 17.00
Riflessi delle tradizioni mitologiche e dei culti sulla moneta di Neapolis (V-III a.C.) – Mythological traditions and cults’ influences on the Neapolitan coin (5th-3rd century BC)
by Renata Cantilena
29 January 2026 at 17.00
Memorie dal sottosuolo: letture architettoniche e riscoperte archeologiche nei sotterranei del MANN – Notes from the underground: reading the basements of the Museum from both an architectural and an archaeological point of view
by Amanda Piezzo and Emanuela Santaniello
FEBRUARY
5 February 2026 at 17.00
Nuove acquisizioni e un rinnovato progetto di allestimento per il Museo archeologico della penisola sorrentina “Georges Vallet” di Piano di Sorrento – New acquisitions and a renovated set-up project for the “Museo archeologico della penisola sorrentina Georges Vallet” at Piano di Sorrento
by Giovanni Di Brino and Carlo Rescigno
19 February 2026 at 17.00
Riflessioni sull’antico: le collezioni grafiche e fotografiche del MANN in mostra – Thinking about the antique as a cultural concept: graphic and photographic collections of the MANN on display
by Andrea Milanese, Domenico Pino and Ruggiero Ferrajoli
26 February 2026 at 17.00
L’argento dei denari di Ercolano e il piombo dei sigilli medievali del Medagliere del MANN: studio archeometrico e numismatico – An archaeometric and numismatic study on both the silver of denarii coins from Herculaneum and the lead in medieval seals from the Museum’s Medagliere
by Massimiliano Clemenza, Stefano Nisi and Emanuela Spagnoli
MARCH
5 March 2026 at 17.00
Marica, la dea della palude. Il santuario alla foce del Garigliano tra Minturno e il MANN: dati storici e nuove ricerche – Marica, the goddess of swamps. The sanctuary located at the mouth of Garigliano river, between Minturno and the MANN
by Rita Cioffi
12 March 2026 at 17.00
Su di una testa di cavallo in bronzo di Donatello: i Carafa di Maddaloni fra collezionismo e celebri committenze – A bronze horse head by Donatello: the history of the Carafa family from Maddaloni in between a passion for collections and new works of art
by Vittoria Minniti
26 March 2026 at 17.00
Il tempio di Iside a Benevento: da Champollion alle più recenti scoperte – The temple of Isis at Benevento: from Champollion to the latest discoveries
by Rosanna Pirelli
APRIL
9 April 2026 at 17.00
Tra Cuma e Crotone: ricerche tra le città dei Greci di Occidente – Cumae and Croton: research about the Greeks in the West
di Carlo Rescigno
16 April 2026 at 17.00
I pavimenti della Villa dei Papiri e le loro storie – Mosaic floors of the Villa dei Papiri and their stories
by Floriana Miele, Maria Stella Pisapia and Grete Stefani
MAY
7 May 2026 at 17.00
Il progetto del nuovo museo di Cales (Calvi Risorta): il racconto della più antica colonia romana in Campania – The new project of the museum at Cales (current Calvi risorta): the story of the oldest Roman colony in Campania
by Luana Toniolo
14 May 2026 at 17.00
Il progetto Masgaba. Una nuova carta archeologica per l’isola di Capri – The project Masgaba. A new archaeological map for the island of Capri
by Luca Di Franco, Cecilia Giorgi and Maria Rosaria Perrella
21 May 2026 at 17.00
Nuovi percorsi espositivi per il Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’antica Capua – New display galleries for the “Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’antica Capua”
by Paolo Baronio, Carmela Capaldi, Luca Cerchiai, Giulia Morpurgo, Carlo Rescigno and Antonella Tomeo
28 May 2026 at 17.00
Il restauro del mosaico di Alessandro tra immagine e materia – The restoration of the mosaic of Alexander: a reasearch on the iconography and the material
by Amanda Piezzo, Mariateresa Operetto and Manuela Valentini
Director General
Francesco Sirano
Incontri di Archeologia 2025-2026 XXXI edition
organized by the Education Department
Project by Giovanni Vastano
with Annamaria Di Noia, Luigi Maruzzella,
Elisa Napolitano, Angela Rita Vocciante
Press
Antonella Carlo
with Caterina Serena Martucci
