Museum type. Mediterranean archaeologist. Coeliac traveller. Typo aficionado.
Current research project: Reuse and recycling practices, Nea Paphos, Cyprus.
A/Curator at CCWM Sydney Uni.
Lives on unceded Gadigal land.
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Candace Richards
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Pompeii, Regio V Thermopolium doesn't disappoint!
Candace Richards
www.ledroimuseum.com
Overall though it is an incredibly beautiful space with stone etched interpretation panels, well produced sounds capes and narrations. It's bite sized archaeology, which enables you take time to get a sense of the thing you are looking at, or pop into to soak up the atmosphere in a hectic day.🏺📜🏛
You can read about our super fun exhibition 'Kerameikos' at Sydney Uni - Chau Chak Wing Museum in the latest Journal of Australian Ceramics. Exhibition extended until 2 Feb 2026! 🏺🏛️📜
search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3...
The immersive experience was interesting and offered some interpretation of how the space may have felt or sounded like during rites and festivals. But it somehow felt lacking to me.
I had a chance to visit the London Mithraeum and would love to hear other peoples thoughts!
Located under the Bloomberg building in central London, in the heart of the ancient Roman city, are the foundations of a 3rd C temple of Mithras, conserved and displayed in an immersive initiation experience.
Displaying more finds from the site itself as part of the temple level (not in but cases along the sides) might have added some more detail and understanding? The only finds were as you entered and more 'a variety of material' rather than use of the site.
5 weeks in Cyprus @caari-cyprus.bsky.social = serious library time plus fun museum and heritage excursions. The Ledra city is super cute, displaying the finds from the excavations on site. A figurine factory means lots of wasters. Favourite find has to be the terracotta bath tub.
The archaeological history of the site can be found online rather than in building. The oral histories of the discovery is a great project and fantastic resource to explore public perceptions of our discipline 70+ years ago compared to new discoveries today.
www.londonmithraeum.com/about/
