Herculaneum prepares to bring two long-closed Roman houses back into view
The archaeological park will present the reopening of the House of the Mosaic Atrium and the House of the Wattlework on 21 October. An exact public-access timetable has not been confirmed in the announcement.
Two Roman homes at Herculaneum are the next focus of the archaeological park's restoration programme. In an announcement dated 9 October, the park named the Casa dell'Atrio a Mosaico and Casa a Graticcio as the latest houses to return after decades of closure. Their reopening will be presented at the Antiquarium on Wednesday 21 October.
The announcement describes another stage of Progetto Domus, a conservation programme covering six houses. For visitors, its interest lies in the domestic spaces: the project is bringing more of the ancient city's homes back into the visiting experience, rather than unveiling a separate new museum.
A reopening announcement, not a confirmed visiting slot
The park gives 11am on 21 October as the time of its press conference, in the Antiquarium's teaching room. That is a press event; it should not be read as a bookable public tour or a guarantee that both houses will be accessible at that hour. The notice does not set out a separate timetable for general visitors.
If either house is central to your plans, check the park's visitor notices before travelling and look for a confirmed access arrangement after the presentation. The conservation announcement is good reason to follow what comes next, but not yet a reason to promise a particular room on a particular day.
The same programme has already returned other houses to visitors: the park dates the reopening of the Casa del Colonnato Tuscanico and Casa del Sacello di Legno to March 2025, followed by the Casa del Mobilio Carbonizzato in July 2026. The two newly announced homes continue that gradual expansion of what visitors can see.