Last chance to visit Pompeii and experience Roman-style festivities
Gatineau, Quebec, August 29, 2005 — As the final days of the landmark POMPEII exhibition are counted down, spend an evening savouring the ambiance and atmosphere of life as it was in Pompeii before the fateful day of August 24 in A.D. 79, 1926 years ago. Special activities include a visit of the exhibition; olive oil tasting courtesy of La Bottega Nicastro’s; tasting Italian wines from the Pompeii region; a pottery demonstration by Tim Thibeault of The Ottawa Guild of Potters; and Pompeii-themed music by lute player Andrew Huggett and flutist Colin Everett, all this under the watchful eye of the Roman soldier, “Marcus Darius Firmitus.”
Tastes & Sounds of Pompeii
Thursday, September 8, 2005
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (in both English and French)
Front Lobby
Tickets: $15 at the Museum Box Office
This is your last chance to visit POMPEII before it closes on Monday, September 12, in only two weeks. After it closes at the CMC, the exhibition will travel to the Field Museum in Chicago, and later to Japan and China. More than 100,000 visitors have seen POMPEII since it opened at the Museum on May 27. In Europe, more than 700,000 people enjoyed the exhibition since it first opened in March 2003, in Naples.
Please note: to visit the POMPEII exhibition, regular admission + $5 (not applicable to children and members). Advance purchase is recommended; timed ticketing is in effect.
Museum admission is free every Thursday after 4:00 p.m. and half-price on Sundays.
More information is available at www.civilization.ca or by calling (819) 776-7000 or 1 800 555-5621.
Media Information:
Chief, Media Relations
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Tel.: (819) 776-7167
Media Relations Officer
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Tel.: (819) 776-7169
Fax: (819) 776-7187
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