Half the Board Overseeing the Pompeii Archaeological Site Has Resigned in Protest Against the Hiring of Its 'Inexperienced' New Director : vimarsana.com
Half the Board Overseeing Pompeii Has Resigned in Protest Against the Hiring of a New Director They Say Lacks Experience Last month, Gabriel Zuchtriegel was hired to lead the famed archeological site for the next four years. March 1, 2021 German born archaeologist Gabriel Zuchtriegel looks on during the news conference held together with Italy's Culture Minister at the Colisseum in Rome on February 20, 2021 to announce his appointment as the new Director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images. Half of the scientific board that oversees the Pompeii cultural heritage site has resigned in protest against the appointment of a 39-year-old German archaeologist as the director of the operation.