The Friends Of Herculaneum Society

Whilst in Herculaneum, visit the House of the Stags which is open again; other must-sees include the House of the Relief of Telephus, the House (or Shrine) of the Augustales, the House of the Wooden Partition and the Suburban Baths.

Visit the underground Ancient Theatre in Herculaneum

The Herculaneum Society is pleased to announce two scholarships of £1500 for registered postgraduate or postdoctoral students working on topics related to Herculaneum. One award will be for papyrology while the other can be on any topic. Deadline 23 April 2019; more details at www.herculaneum.ox.ac.uk .

American Friends of Herculaneum Society Scholarship Opportunity Deadline: April 1, 2019
Amount: $1500 (for undergraduates) $2500 (for graduate students and post-docs)
... The American Friends of Herculaneum (AFOH) are pleased to announce scholarships for research on a topic related to Herculaneum (preferably) or other ancient sites around the Bay of Naples. Eligible topics include, but are not limited to archaeology, architecture, art history, conservation, history, historiography, papyrology, and philology. Participation in field schools and photographic campaigns are also eligible.
AFOH scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds. Minority and disadvantaged students are encouraged to apply.
Awards to undergraduates will be US $1500 and to graduates and post-docs US $2500.
Requirements: Applicants must be members of the AFOH at the time of application; the recipient should remain a member at least until the end of the scholarship period. See www.herculaneumfriends.org
Each applicant should submit a letter of application to AFOH President, Professor Carol Mattusch: mattusch@gmu.edu: describe your project in detail, including dates and a tentative budget, clearly explaining how the funds will be used.
A letter of recommendation from an advisor or supervisor should be sent directly to AFOH President, Professor Carol Mattusch: mattusch@gmu.edu
All application materials (including reference, transcript, application form, letter of application) must be received electronically by the AFOH president before April 1, 2019.
Notification of award anticipated May 1, 2019.
Successful candidates will be expected to submit reports of their activities to the American Friends of Herculaneum, which may be edited for publication in the Society’s newsletter and on the website.
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Society Trustee Dr Gianluca Del Mastro has been appointed by the Italian Minister of Culture as President of the Fondazione Ente Ville Vesuviane, the organisation which manages all 122 historic villas in the region. The list includes the Villa Campolieto in Ercolano (where the Fondazione is based), the Villa Signorini and the Villa Aprile, a.k.a. the Miglio d’Oro hotel in Ercolano.

The Friends of Herculaneum Society is in the final weekend of its crowdfunding campaign!
Thanks to your help we've raised over £14,000. To support the preservation and study of Herculaneum's incredible ancient graffiti- please follow the link: https://hubbub.org/p/ancientgraffiti/

Thank you Lindsey Davis, novelist and writer of the Falco and Flavia Albia series for sharing your support for the Ancient Graffiti at Herculaneum.
The Friends of Herculaneum Society is in the final week of our fundraising campaign, and we have less than £1,000 left to raise before reaching our minimum target of £13,000. We appreciate everyone's support! Please click the link to find out more: https://hubbub.org/p/ancientgraffiti/

http://www.herculaneum.ox.ac.uk/node/126< br> Professor Brent Seales and his team are in Oxford and will be presenting their latest advances in reading the Herculaneum scrolls on Thursday 15 March at 15,00. Join us if you can!

We're less than £2,000 away from our crowdfunding target! Thank you to all of you who have supported us so far. Please share and consider donating to the campaign:
https://hubbub.org/p/ancientgraffiti/ Hubbub Fundraising

Thank you Lindsey Davis, novelist and writer of the Falco series for sharing your support for the Ancient Graffiti at Herculaneum. Find out more at https://hubbub.org/p/ancientgraffiti/
Hubbub Fundraising The Herculaneum Graffiti Project

Ancient Graffiti in Herculaneum are the 'tweets' of the ancient world- telling us so much about everyday people that we still know very little about. Find out more at: https://hubbub.org/p/ancientgraffiti/ Hubbub Fundraising

The fundraising campaign to crowdfund for the Ancient Graffiti Project is live ready for the "official" launch on 1 February. Please visit:
https://hubbub.org/p/ancientgraffiti
Please support the effort, at whatever level you are able. As an incentive, there will be nice rewards too if you wish to receive them. The funds go first to meeting the costs of undergraduate students participating in the coming summer's field work.
... The Society will be offering matching funds of up to £5000, so that every pound given becomes two pounds up to that limit. The minimum we have set for the campaign is £13,000, so we need to match the £5K and go £3K beyond. It's ambitious but achievable. In fact, we hope to raise £20,000.
If you can, please also pass the word to contacts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. and ask them to do the same.
Start the snowball rolling! It's a great project and one whose success will mean much for Herculaneum. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Herculaneum: Challenges and Prospects. The event will start at 14:15 in the Wolfson Room at the British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH on Saturday 20 January, 2018. Speakers confirmed to date are Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Robert Fowler, Annalisa Marzano and, we are delighted to welcome the Direttore of Herculaneum, Dr Francesco Sirano. The first part of the meeting will be devoted to talks and presentations; after a tea break, there will be a round table for general questions and answers. Afterwards there will be a drinks reception. The event will be over by 18:30.

A Lecture by DAVID PYLE
VISIONS OF VESUVIUS
This lecture is being sponsored by The Herculaneum Society:... www.herculaneum.ox.ac.uk
The lecture is free but spaces are limited to 100. Please book in order to reserve a place. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visions-of -vesuvius-a-lectur…
Professor Pyle is a volcanologist and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford with broad interests in understanding how volcanoes work, and in the causes and consequences of volcanic activity. He is curator of the Volcanoes exhibition which is currently on display in the Weston Library, Oxford until 21 May, 2017. Entry to the exhibition is free. Opening times: Monday to Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm Pofessor Pyle has written a book to accompany the exhibition called ‘Volcanoes: encounters through the ages‘.
We recommend that you see the exhibition before the talk.
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An recent article from the Art Newspaper with arguments for and against further excavations at the Villa of Papyri. What do you think? http://theartnewspaper.com/…/further-ex ploration-at-hercul…/

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