Scandalous Doin’s in the Ruins of Pompeii

The contents of

the Secret Cabinet that

were so scandalous they

were kept locked up for

most of the last 200 years

will be unveiled to the

public next week.

Schoolchildren visiting

the National

Archaeological Museum of

Naples, however, will

need parental permission

to see the exhibition.

Curators delicately refer

to the Secret Cabinet or the “Forbidden Collection,” but

museum guards loudly direct visitors to “il pornografico.” [New York Times]