NEXT WEEK at the Canadian Museum of Civilization March 30 to April 5, 2009

March 26, 2009






NEXT WEEK
at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
March 30 to April 5, 2009



Upcoming Activities
Activities are free with Museum admission, unless otherwise indicated.


Coffee and Conversation: The Artist’s Place in Society
Saturday, April 4
12:30 p.m. (French)
3:30 p.m. (English)
Special Exhibitions Gallery E
Enter Glenn Gould’s world with Dr. Georges Leroux, author of a book on the pianist that recently won the Grand prix du livre de Montréal.


A Ukrainian Easter Celebration
Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5
1 to 3 p.m.
Canada Hall (St. Onuphrius Church)
Join cultural guest Luba Brown for a Ukrainian Orthodox Easter. Try your hand at pysanky, traditional egg decorating, while listening to the melodic sounds of Ukrainian music.



Canadian Children’s Museum
(Located in the Canadian Museum of Civilization)


Hopping into Easter
Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5
10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Egg-spress yourself this Easter! Make a delicious chocolate egg with the help of our guest from L’Artisan du Dessert. Decorate your own colourful
Easter egg, then package it all into an egg-ceptional treat. And don’t forget to keep an eye out for the Easter Bunny!


The Golden Egg Hunt
Wednesday, April 1 to Monday, April 13
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Easter Bunny has hidden 12 Golden Eggs throughout the Museum. Look high and low, and if you find them all, you can win a special Easter treat!
Pick up an official egg-hunt checklist at the Travel Bureau.



Canadian Postal Museum
(Located in the Canadian Museum of Civilization)


The Post Goes Pop
Extended to April 1, 2010
This playful and thought-provoking exhibition showcases the enduring influence of postal imagery in popular culture, from songs to paperbacks, sitcoms to movies.




Media Information:

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Canadian Museum of Civilization
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Canadian Museum of Civilization
Tel.: 819 776-7169

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