Tourism, Culture and Recreation
January 7, 2009

The following is being distributed at the request of The Rooms Corporation.

Media Advisory: Media Invited to Preview the Exhibition
Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War
at The Rooms

Media are invited to attend a preview of the exhibition Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War, Wednesday, January 14, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at The Rooms. The official exhibition opening and public reception will take place Thursday, January, 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Dean Oliver, Director, Research and Exhibitions for the Canadian War Museum, and Anne Chafe, Director of The Rooms Provincial Museum, will be in attendance and available to the media.

Compelling photos, video footage and first-hand accounts of Canada's participation in the war in Afghanistan are the focus of the exhibition, travelling for the first time from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

Media Interested in attending are asked to contact Jena Mitchell at 709-757-8070 prior to Wednesday, January 14, at 11:00 a.m.

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Media contact:

Jena Mitchell
Manager of Marketing and Advertising
The Rooms Corporation
709-757-8070, 691-5681

2009 01 07                                                  11:20 a.m.
 


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