There is a Secret Wing to the Museum in Naples. It Contains All the Erotic Art Found in Pompeii. The Doorway was Even Bricked Up at One Point. It was Only Fully Opened to the Public in 2000.
When the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were unearthed from beneath volcanic ash at the foothills of Mount Vesuvius in the mid-18th century, the materials discovered revealed an aspect of the ancient world that caused great embarrassment, the cities’ fascination with erotica. But did you know that there is an entire wing in […]