FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2025
Media Invited to Preview the World-Renowned Exhibition
POMPEII: The Exhibition on Friday, November 14
POMPEII: The Exhibition will feature over 150 original artifacts from the ancient Roman city of Pompeii; to open for a limited time at Arizona Science Center
WHEN: Media preview opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at POMPEII: The Exhibition is available on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Interviews are available between 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. with the following representatives:
- Tammy Stewart, Interim Hazel A. Hare President & CEO, Arizona Science Center
- Sari Custer, M.S., Chief of Science & Curiosity, Arizona Science Center
Early morning or after-hour segments can be accommodated as needed.
Advance RSVP for the media preview is required; to confirm your attendance, please email Kristina Celik at celikk@azscience.org or Krista Tillman at krista@evolveprandmarketing.com
WHAT: Media is invited to preview the world-renowned traveling exhibition, POMPEII: The Exhibition, on Friday, November 14, before our grand opening on Saturday, November 15, 2025. During this time, media can be among the first guests to step back in time and experience one of nature's most powerful moments through a plethora of priceless artifacts and hands-on multimedia productions. The collections are staged in 79 A.D., just hours before life in Pompeii was simultaneously fixed and lost in time for centuries by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Upon entering the exhibition, guests will be transported back to an idyllic Roman city with dramatic reconstructions of Pompeii and the nearby volcano through a stunning video recreation. They will then view the artifact gallery to gain a greater understanding of what life in Pompeii was like before disaster struck. The exhibition features over 150 ancient artifacts, ranging from gladiator armor and weapons to vibrant frescoes and statues, alongside beautiful jewelry, medical instruments, and cooking ware. Patrons are then completely immersed in a 4D theater that recreates the different stages of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption and simulates the massive impact on this ancient city. This all culminates with the reveal of full-body casts of twisted human forms, asphyxiated by extreme heat and noxious gases, forever frozen in time.
For more information on this blockbuster exhibition, please visit PompeiiTheExhibition.com. Sellouts are expected.
WHERE: Arizona Science Center, 600 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Sybil B. Harrington Gallery, Level 3
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