
A city devastated by the lava of a volcano that had been dormant for years. A town, with its traditions and history, buried under ashes. This tragedy, known as the destruction of Pompeii, continues to attract the attention of researchers and archaeologists from all over the world.
An exhibition that follows the traces of what could have been the Roman civitas before the eruption of Vesuvius has just opened in Madrid. It will be open from Monday to Friday (from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm) at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos (Sala Gutiérrez Soto) until March 13, and admission is completely free.
The legacy of Montañés: from drawing to scientific document
The exhibition revolves around the work of Bernardino Montañés, a 19th-century painter from Aragon who, during his time at the School of Rome, visited the ruins of Pompeii and decided to immortalize the archaeological evidence he found there: columns, busts, friezes and other elements of the lost city served as inspiration for his drawings.
Years later, his Pompeii album was used by archaeologists and historians to analyze the ruins of the ancient civitas. After his stay in Italy, Montañés returned to Spain and settled in Madrid, where he was a professor at the School of Fine Arts and curator of the Provincial Museum.
Espacio COAM: the secret jewel of Hortaleza Street
The exhibition space hidden in the COAM headquarters (Hortaleza, 63) is the best-kept secret of Alonso Martínez. It has hosted works by Antonio Palacios, Juan Navarro Baldeweg and Rafael Moneo, among other renowned architects.