This piece originally aired during Morning Edition on New England Public Radio, March 3rd, 2017.

In the year 79, the city of Pompeii was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Some may be familiar with the ancient site... it’s been a tourist destination for over two hundred fifty years. Not so familiar? – nearby Oplontis. That’s the focus of a new exhibition in Northampton at the Smith College Museum of Art.

Exploring The Villas of Oplontis: Pompeii's Often Overlooked Neighbor

Prod. by Andrew Meriwether & J Kyle White-Sullivan

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J Kyle is an audio engineer and technical director at WBEZ Chicago, on the boards weekdays from 11am-1pm CT with "Reset."

Previously at New England Public Radio, he was a technical director and digital producer for a number of online productions and podcasts, including the College Connection, the Valley Voices Podcast and Live Art Magazine.

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