Some 150 artifacts from Pompeii — the ancient Italian city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. — will go on display later this year at The Leonardo Museum of Creativity and Innovation.
The Leonardo announced Tuesday that it would host “Pompeii: The Exhibition,” a touring museum exhibit opening Nov. 23 and running through May 3, 2020. Salt Lake City will be the tour’s last stop before the artifacts are returned to Italy, the museum said.
“Having Pompeii’s archaeological treasures visit Salt Lake City is truly an honor, as these pieces rarely leave Italy,” Alex Hesse, The Leonardo’s executive director, said in a statement.