Journey Through Pompeii: Masterpieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples brings the story of the ancient Roman city to life through over 160 works preserved in startling detail by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Featuring treasures from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), this landmark exhibition reveals the artistic, cultural, and everyday life of ancient Pompeii and cities and towns across the Bay of Naples. Discover frescoes featuring captivating mythological narratives and imaginative architectural designs, intricate floor mosaics and sculptures, finely crafted household furnishings, luxury items, and intimate domestic artifacts, preserved for nearly 2,000 years. This unique material record invites visitors to have an encounter with a vibrant society just before its sudden destruction.
DMA Members get free and early access to exhibition tickets on Monday, November 2, 2026. Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Members see the exhibition early, during Member Preview Days, Thursday, December 10 through Saturday, December 12, 2026. Learn how members get more and sign up for your membership at dma.org.
Journey Through Pompeii: Masterpieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Frist Art Museum and National Archaeological Museum of Naples, with the support of MondoMostre. This exhibition is co-presented by PNC Bank and Texas Instruments. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by generous DMA Members and donors, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Images: Heracles and Omphale, 1st century CE, Fourth Style. Pompeii, IX, 3, 5. House of Marcus Lucretius, triclinium 16, east wall, central section, painting. Fresco, 195 × 155 cm. MANN, Inv. 8992. © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples; Statue of a man wearing the toga, 1st century CE. Pompeii. Marble, 227 x 96 x 75 cm. MANN, Inv. 5984. © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples; Guard dog, 1st century CE, Fourth Style. Pompeii. Mosaic, 78 x 80 cm. MANN, Inv. 110666. © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples; Herm with Dionysus (detail), early 1st century CE. Herculaneum. Marble, 147 x 40 x 40 cm. MANN, Inv. 6324. © Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi; Cupid, 1st century CE, Fourth Style. Pompeii. Fresco, 35 x 46 x 6 cm. MANN, 9335. © Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi; Bust of a Faun wearing an ivy wreath and holding a pomegranate, 1st century CE. Vesuvian area. Bronze and silver, 18 x 6 cm. MANN, Inv. 5305. © Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi; Couple of Young People with Masks, 1st century CE, Fourth Style. Herculaneum. Fresco, 66 x 66 cm. MANN, Inv. 9079. © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples; Kantharos with olive branches, 1st century BCE–1st century CE. Pompeii I 10, 4 House of Menander. Silver, 12 x 20 cm. MANN, Inv. 145514. © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples.