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Toronto - November 28, 2008 - Ukraine's First Lady, Kateryna Yushchenko yesterday opened the new Trypilian exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) titled Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: The Remarkable Trypilian Culture (5400-2700 BC).
The ROM will be celebrating Ukrainian Day on Sunday November 30, 2008 with a special line-up of family fun activities inspired by the ROM's newest exhibition. The day includes live music and dance by local Ukrainian Canadian performers, a lecture on this mysterious Trypilian culture and a Ukrainian family activity zone, where young visitors can learn about Ukrainian archeology and create plasticine and clay replicas of artifacts to take home.
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Plus $2 of every purchase will go to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress by inputting the promotional code "Kyiv"
No waiting in line at the admissions desk - print your tickets and just walk right in.
Here's how:
- Visit www.rom.on.ca
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Discount available for advanced ticket purchase only. Offer expires March 22, 2009
About the exhibition
The Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: The Remarkable Trypilian
Culture (5400-2700 BC) exhibition uncovers the secrets of the Trypilian culture, first discovered by archaeologist Vikenty Khvoika in 1896. This remarkable and highly-sophisticated civilization is thought to have flourished between 5,000 and 2,750 BC in present-day Ukraine, and is known for building two-storey houses and unusually large settlements with up to 15,000 people-the earliest quasi-cities ever built in Europe.
The display will explore the Trypilian culture through a display of almost 250 artifacts, including ceramic figures, tools, pottery, weaponry calendars, pieces of proto-writing and adornment. It will also place the achievements of the Trypilians in context of other cultures that existed during the same era. The exhibition is on display until March 22, 2009.
For more information visit www.rom.on.ca
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