Dr Antonio Corvino
Antonio is a PhD in Digital Humanities, specialized archaeologist, an entrepreneur, an expert in manuscripts and digitization and co-founder of Academy Pills.
Antonio is currently collaborating at the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa as assistant professor of Medieval History and Medieval Latin Literature.
Antonio worked in the Naples unit of the large national project ALIM, where the Italian medieval literary heritage written in Latin was codified and digitized.
Antonio has been also working with the CNR – Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche – of Florence, managing the digitization of manuscripts and the scientific dissemination of Europeana, the digital platform of the European Community for culture.
Antonio has always joined his research activity to that of archaeologist in the field.
He has conducted archaeological excavations of classical and medieval times throughout the Mediterranean, in archaeological sites such as Pompeii, Herculaneum, Pollena Trocchia and San Vincenzo al Volturno, contributing to their knowledge with scientific publications.
Dr Raffaele Romano
Raffaele is a specialized archaeologist, licensed tour guide, entrepreneur, art expert, founder of Grand Tour Experience and co-founder of Academy Pills.
He has conducted archaeological excavations of the classical and medieval times throughout the Mediterranean, specializing in the iconic heritage archaeological sites such as Pompeii and Herculaneum, contributing to their knowledge with scientific publications.
Raffaele has also collaborated with the Imperial War Museum of London managing the use of the museum and has worked on contemporary painting and photography exhibitions.
In 2019 the city of Pompeii awarded him honorary citizenship. In 2020 he was among the creators of the concept of virtual online tour collaborating with companies such as Airbnb Experiences.
In March 2021, during a preventive archeological excavation at Pompeii, Raffaele found the remains of an extra-urban villa. The phenomenal discovery has been reported on many national and international newspapers, increasing the prestige of Grand Tour Experience in the eyes of past lovers.