London exhibition examines daily lives destroyed by Vesuvius British Museum in London on Thursday opens a major new exhibition on the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 which buried Pompeii and Herculaneum. "Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum focuses on the people of the two cities and their daily life through the objects found in the houses on the sites. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29. Images and soundbites.ATTENTION: Contains objects of a sexual nature