Pompeii Exhibit and Nelson Atkins Museum

K.C. - Here we come!

The eighth grade ancient history scholars are taking a little break from Mesopotamia to prepare for our visit to the remarkable traveling exhibit about Pompeii at Union Station in K.C.

There is a unique traveling exhibit at Union Station in Kansas City on the destruction of Pompeii. There will be recovered artifacts in the exhibit that have never left Italy before, and a fantastic 4-D simulation experience of the eruption. A highlight of the exhibit is the presentation of human body casts of unfortunate victims of the tragedy.  “ONE DAY IN POMPEII” transports students back in time to Pompeii in its better days, takes them through the eruptions, and helps them understand how much we can learn about the past from its ruins.  The students will participate in a scavenger hunt, helping them focus on specifics of the experience. Please visit the exhibit web site: http://www.unionstation.org/pompeii/index.php#history for more information.

To take full advantage of this trip, we are also planning to take your child to the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum for a special guided tour, “ANCIENT ODYSSEYS,” which will focus on art from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. This tour will enhance our ancient history and literature curricula.