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A major exhibition held at the British Museum in London is set to showcase life in Pompeii and Herculaneum, looking at the Roman home and the people who lived in these ill-fated cities.

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A major exhibition held at the British Museum in London is set to showcase life in Pompeii and Herculaneum, looking at the Roman home and the people who lived in these ill-fated cities.

The exhibition, Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, sponsored by Goldman Sachs, will be the first of its type, and the first such major exhibition in London for almost forty years. More than 250 fascinating objects will be on display, including recent discoveries and earlier finds from excavations in the area, many of which have never been seen outside of Italy.

The museum's director, Neil MacGregor, commented on the exhibition, 'This will be a major exhibition for the British Museum in 2013, made possible through collaboration with the Archaeological Superintendency of Naples and Pompeii which has meant extremely generous loans of precious objects from their collections, some that have never travelled before. I am delighted that Goldman Sachs is sponsoring this important exhibition and am extremely grateful to them for their support.'

The two major cities in the Bay of Naples were both buried in different ways - Herculaneum was a small seaside town, and Pompeii was a major industrial hub. Treasures to be displayed will be finely sculpted marble reliefs, intricately carved ivory panels and other fascinating objects found in the cities.

Visitors to the exhibition will get a unique insight into the daily life of the cities' inhabitants, including powerful women, slaves, children and businessmen.

Admission charge £15 plus a range of concessions. Tickets can be booked online or +44 (0)20 7323 8181. Opening hours 10.0017.30 Saturday to Thursday and 10.0020.30 on Fridays.

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