Long before Pompeii arives in Birmingham,plans have to be made to build an exhibition space and research time is spent going over historical timelines and background information on each artifact. Get to know a couple of key people working to make sure Pompeii fascinates each guest.

Meet Robin Meador Woodruff, Curator of Pompeii

Serendipity brought guest curator Robin Meador-Woodruff to the
Birmingham Museum of Art from the University of Michigan’s Kelsey
Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor, when her husband was recruited to
Birmingham as chair of UAB’s psychiatry department. Her background as
curator of photography and manager of the Kelsey’s archaeological
collections, including archives relating to Pompeii, was an ideal fit
for Pompeii. read more>

Meet Terry Beckham,
Pompeii Exhibition Designer

Birmingham Museum of Art Exhibitions Designer Terry Beckham has produced 421 exhibitions since arriving at the Museum in 1984. At 10,000 square feet and with 500 artifacts including room size frescoes and body casts, Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption is the largest and most complex. read more>