Friends Presentation – ‘Exhibiting empire: Pompey’s theatre in Rome as ‘garden museum’’ presented by Kit Morrell

In 55 BCE, Roman statesman and general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) dedicated Rome’s first permanent theatre on the Campus Martius. The theatre was part of a massive, monumental project which included a Temple of Venus, a senate house, and a large portico with gardens and colonnades, filled with statues and artworks, for the enjoyment of the Roman public. 

The complex was funded by and served to memorialise Pompey’s victorious campaigns in the east in the 60s BCE and can be interpreted as a permanent, physical recreation of his triumph (victory parade) in 61 BCE.

In this talk, Kit Morrell (University of Queensland) will discuss the contents and conception of Pompey’s theatre complex and its relationship both to earlier practices of imperial display in Rome and to the modern concept of the museum commentators.

Presentation only   

(Guest price) $20

(Friends price) $10

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
We are unable to offer free entry to Companion Card Holders to this event due to limited seating and catering.

Dietary Requirements: Vegetarian and Gluten Free options ONLY available.

Disability access: Abbey Hall is wheelchair friendly but NOT accessible by mobility scooters or electric wheelchair.

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