With about 180 art works from Greece, Magna Graecia and Rome, the exhibition MITO E NATURA. Dalla Grecia a Pompei, organized for Expo 2015, presents a little-known aspect of the classical world: the representation of nature in its various aspects, the impact of human beings on the natural world and the environment. We present visitors with the most up-to-date research on a fascinating and little known facet of our classical roots. The works on display come from museums in Italy and abroad, including the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Louvre in Paris. The MITO E NATURA project is sponsored by the City of Milan– Arts Council with the University of Milan, the University of Salerno, the National Archaeological Museum in Naples and the Soprintendenza Speciale per Pompei, Ercolano e Stabia, and is organized by Palazzo Reale with the Electa

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