BACK TO POMPEII

Back to Pompeii Brings Ancient Roman City to Life in Toronto This Fall

BACK TO POMPEII Immersive Event - Main Image

Back to Pompeii is an immersive exhibition that invites guests to step inside ancient Pompeii. Visitors can walk through a Pompeian house and city street, exploring spaces such as a bakery, a thermopolium (an ancient Roman commercial snack bar), a school, a tavern and baths. Guided by an original audio narrative, they can interact with everyday objects while discovering Roman water systems, medicine, food, fragrances and graffiti. Highlights include The Earth Remembers, a 200-square-metre immersive room tracing the city’s history and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and a Walking VR journey through the ancient city, including its shops, amphitheatre and coastline.

Venue

Toronto, Canada

Start date

October 30th, 2026

End date

January 31st, 2027

Audience Role

Guided by an original audio narrative, they can interact with everyday objects while discovering Roman water systems, medicine, food, fragrances and graffiti.

Ages: 10 +

Content Advisories

• Use of virtual reality
• No sexual content

Interaction Advisories

• No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

• Event is partially wheelchair accessible

available

• No mobility advisories

About EXHIBITION HUB, TEMPORA, FEVER

Back to Pompeii is an immersive exhibition that invites guests to step inside ancient Pompeii. Visitors can walk through a Pompeian house and city street, exploring spaces such as a bakery, a thermopolium (an ancient Roman commercial snack bar), a school, a tavern and baths. Guided by an original audio narrative, they can interact with everyday objects while discovering Roman water systems, medicine, food, fragrances and graffiti.