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DESCRIPTION:The votive relief of the Nymphs of Nitrodi returns to the islan
 d of Ischia at the Pithecusae Archaeological Museum in Lacco Ameno. The in
 auguration will take place on 16 October\, following its participation in 
 the exhibition “Parthenope. The Mermaid and the City” at the MANN. Culture
  as a means of reconnecting the threads of history\, deepening knowledge o
 f the local area and building closer ties between institutions dedicated t
 o research\, heritage protection and enhancement. This is the significance
  of the initiative that will place the Pithecusae Archaeological Museum in
  the spotlight\, where the votive relief of the Nymphs of Nitrodi will be 
 on display from 16 October to 30 November 2026. The relief is held at the 
 National Archaeological Museum of Naples and comes from a group of marble 
 reliefs discovered in 1757 near the Nitrodi spring in Barano d’Ischia. The
  inauguration is scheduled for Friday\, 16 October\, at 11:00 a.m. at the 
 Pithecusae Archaeological Museum\, in the presence of Dr Francesco Sirano\
 , Director General of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples\; Dr Ma
 ria Luisa Tardugno\, archaeological officer responsible for the areas of P
 ozzuoli\, Quarto\, Procida and the island of Ischia\, and Director of the 
 Pithecusae Archaeological Museum\; and local civil authorities. The exhibi
 tion continues the collaboration established between the National Archaeol
 ogical Museum of Naples\, the Pithecusae Archaeological Museum and the SAB
 AP-NA-Met Superintendency. In recent months\, this partnership found signi
 ficant expression in the exhibition “Parthenope. The Mermaid and the City”
 \, which opened on 3 April and closed on 21 September at the MANN. The exh
 ibition represented an important opportunity to showcase the history and i
 dentity of Naples through the myth of the mermaid Parthenope. It presented
  approximately 250 works\, ranging from the 8th century BC to the present 
 day\, bringing together archaeological finds\, artistic testimonies and ar
 tefacts unearthed during the most recent excavations associated with the c
 onstruction of Naples Metro lines 1 and 6. As part of this exhibition\, th
 e Pithecusae Archaeological Museum contributed two particularly significan
 t artefacts: the Shipwreck Krater and the Ino Krater. These objects highli
 ght the central role of the sea in the imagination of the Greek colonial w
 orld and offer new insights into the iconography associated with the figur
 e of the Mermaid. Now the journey continues in the opposite direction\, sy
 mbolically bringing back to the island a work that forms part of its own h
 istory. Dating to the 2nd century AD\, the votive relief of the Nymphs of 
 Nitrodi depicts Apollo\, holding a plectrum in his right hand\, with a lyr
 e resting on a tripod beside him\, accompanied by the three Nymphs. The ce
 ntral figure holds a shell\, while the two figures on either side rest an 
 arm on an overturned hydria placed on a small pillar. The inscription carv
 ed into the relief – “T. Turrianus Dionusius Numphis donum dedit” – clarif
 ies its nature as a votive offering\, confirming the connection between th
 e artefact\, the worship of the deities and the therapeutic properties att
 ributed to the waters of Nitrodi. The reliefs discovered near the spring b
 ear witness to the enduring worship of the Nymphs and Apollo. They are par
 ticularly significant evidence of the Roman-era practice of healing throug
 h water\, offering a valuable insight into the culture surrounding thermal
  waters in ancient Ischia. “Culture is about circulation: collaboration\, 
 shared knowledge and networks are key concepts in the work of heritage pro
 tection and enhancement carried out by state museums and superintendencies
 . Following the success of the exhibition ‘Parthenope. The Mermaid and the
  City’\, held at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in 2026 and 
 enriched by cooperation with numerous institutions\, including the Superin
 tendency of Archaeology\, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Are
 a of Naples\, the journey can only continue. “The display of the votive re
 lief of the Nymphs of Nitrodi at the Pithecusae Archaeological Museum\, af
 ter it was exhibited at the MANN in the galleries dedicated to Pithekoussa
 i\, has a twofold significance. On the one hand\, it symbolically returns 
 a work of art to the island where it was discovered. On the other\, it off
 ers an interesting perspective on the historical and cultural foundations 
 of the thermal treatments for which Ischia is famous throughout the world.
  A MANN artefact thus becomes an ambassador for a shared cultural heritage
  that has linked our territories\, in the past and present alike\, and inv
 ites people to discover the beauty of the Green Island\,” says Francesco S
 irano\, Director General of the MANN. The significance of the initiative i
 s also emphasised by the Mayor of Lacco Ameno\, Senator Domenico De Siano\
 , who points out that heritage protection cannot be separated from the abi
 lity to transform memory into knowledge. “Recovering the past means giving
  the present the opportunity to better understand who we are. Every trace 
 of our history becomes even more valuable when it speaks to the community 
 once again and offers an opportunity for younger generations to learn. “Th
 e relief of the Nymphs of Nitrodi is an ancient testimony that\, through t
 he work of cultural institutions\, is once again engaging with our time. K
 nowing our roots allows us to understand the local area through everything
  that has taken shape\, changed and been represented over the centuries. P
 reserving our heritage means safeguarding part of our identity and passing
  it on to the future with renewed and meaningful significance\,” concludes
  the Mayor of Lacco Ameno. The exhibition of the votive relief represents 
 another step in a cultural strategy based on the circulation of artworks\,
  expertise and knowledge. It reflects the understanding that the island’s 
 archaeological heritage is not an isolated entity\, but part of a broader 
 Mediterranean history in which Pithekoussai and Neapolis have been linked 
 for centuries by cultural\, economic and social relationships documented b
 y archaeological research. The opportunity to admire once again on the isl
 and an artefact discovered in Ischia itself also carries powerful symbolic
  meaning: heritage returns to the places where its history began\, helping
  to build a deeper understanding of the present. The exhibition will be op
 en to visitors at the Pithecusae Archaeological Museum until 30 November 2
 026. https://www.ischiapress.it/en/component/rseventspro/event/251093-from
 -pithekoussai-to-parthenope-the-journey-of-memory-continues?Itemid=467
DTSTART:20261016T090000Z
DTEND:20261016T110000Z
LOCATION:Museo Archeologico Pithecusa (Corso Angelo Rizzoli\, 210\, 80076 L
 acco Ameno NA\, Italia)
SUMMARY:From Pithekoussai to Parthenope: The Journey of Memory Continues
URL:https://www.ischiapress.it/en/component/rseventspro/event/251093-from-p
 ithekoussai-to-parthenope-the-journey-of-memory-continues?Itemid=467
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