Category: museum exhibits

Monday Geology Picture: A Day in Pompeii

A plaster cast of the void left by a body that was buried in volcanic ash during the 79 AD eruption of Pompeii. From an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science, January 2012. Photo courtesy of Travis Roy.

Today’s geology picture is courtesy of my friend Travis, who visited the “A Day in Pompeii” exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science this past weekend. This exhibit looks great and runs through February 12th. If you’re in the Boston area, you should check it out! Unfortunately, I’m going to miss the exhibit since I won’t be back in the Boston area until March. I’m very sad that I’m missing the exhibit. One of these days, I’ll have to take a georney to actual Pompeii. Pompeii is definitely high on my list of geological sites I want to visit.

Here are a couple more pictures from the Boston Museum of Science exhibit, courtesy of Travis:

Another plaster cast of a void left by a buried body. From an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science, January 2012. Photo courtesy of Travis Roy.
A pile of bones. From an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science, January 2012. Photo courtesy of Travis Roy.