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The destruction of Pompeii is world-renowned. On August 25, 79 there was a powerful volcanic eruption in the Bay of Naples. All life was snuffed out and buried under a layer of ash meters deep. In 1709, decades before the discovery of Pompeii, archaeologists stumbled on the remains of Herculaneum, a place in the immediate vicinity of the Roman town. For the first time there is an exhibition outside Italy about Pompeii's neighbor. This touring exhibition, "The Last Days of Herculaneum," reconstructs this historic catastrophe with the aid of ancient eyewitness reports, the results of current research and sensational excavated finds.

The touring exhibition's first stop was in Haltern in Westphalia from May to August. The exhibition will be shown in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin from September 22, 2005 to January 1, 2006. Then it carries on to Bremen, where it can be seen from January 20 to April 18, 2006 in the Bremen Focke Museum.

Professional museum logistics
The  DB Schenkerart team of experts has been busy since April transporting the total of 170 valuable exhibits from Italy, Austria and Germany  to the relevant museums. For the transportation of 69 items from Naples and Herculaneum, the museum logistics specialists have been working with the Italian art carriers Borghi. Escorted by security vehicles,  the jumbo art train with a total length of 18 meters arrived in Germany after a three-day journey. Other loans were delivered from Salzburg, Vienna and St. Pölten as well as Dresden, Meißen, Berlin, Dessau, Karlsruhe, Rostock, Bonn and Düsseldorf.  DB Schenker is also organizing and handling all interim transportation to the relevant exhibition locations.

On display there are marble statues and stone fragments, bronze sculptures, wooden furniture, wall paintings, mosaics, gold jewelry and everyday objects such as, for instance, pottery vessels. There are four art experts from  DB Schenker and two restorers from the museum on hand each time to ensure the correct packing and unpacking of the exhibits. During the transportation of these valuable items, protection of the items always comes first. Customized packaging, air-conditioned safes, special transportation frames and  inner packaging - everything meets the specific instructions of the restorers. The latest air-conditioned art transport reduces the mechanical and thermal stress on the works of art in transit. For  DB Schenker, museum logistics is more than just art transportation. Quality is no accident - many years of experience, the latest technology, specially trained staff and a global network of skilled partners make  DB Schenkerart the professional service provider in the field of museum logistics.  DB Schenkerart is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.