POMPEII LIVE – NEW SCREENINGS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES!

The first cinema event broadcast from the British Museum – at your local Picturehouse cinema!

Join us for A SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL and HE SCREENING of an exclusive private view of the British Museum’s fantastic exhibition Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

See the wonders of the exhibition from the comfort of your cinema seat! Introduced by British Museum Director Neil MacGregor, the exhibition’s curator Paul Roberts and other experts (Peter Snow, Bettany Hughes, Mary Beard, Rachel de Thame, Giorgio Locatelli) will then bring extraordinary objects to life in this unique event.

Plus, you’ll see specially made films of Pompeii and Herculaneum today, and go behind the scenes of the show to explore the stories of these famous Roman cities.

Dates and Locations

Clapham Picturehouse, London – Thursday 20 June, 10am
Greenwich Picturehouse, London – Monday 24 June, 10am
The Hackney Picturehouse, London – Friday 21 June, 10am
The Belmont, Aberdeen – Friday 21 June, 10am
The Little Theater Cinema, Bath – Friday 21 June, 10am
The Dukes at Komedia, Brighton – Friday 21 June, 10am
Stratford-upon-Avon Picturehouse – Friday 21 June, 10am
The Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge  – Thursday 20 June, 10am
The Phoenix, Oxford – Thursday 20 June, 10am
The Regal, Henley-on-Thames – Wednesday 19 June, 10am

(Please note – this event is a recording of the live event taking place on Tues 18 June)

Find out more about the event here: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/pompeii_and_herculaneum/pompeii_live.aspx

Tickets are £5 per student, accompanying adults (1 per 10 students) free.

To book email leah.b@picturehouses.co.uk with your name and job title, the full name and address of your school, the number of students and of adults that you would like to book for, and any access requirements you need.