Media Advisory/Photo Op - Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids
Appear at the Ontario Science Centre

TORONTO, Oct 1 /CNW/ - For thousands of years, mythical beasts have captured the human imagination. This exhibition uses paintings, life-sized models, fossils and cultural objects from around the world to shed light on the ways people have been inspired by nature to depict strange and wonderful creatures. Come face-to-face with models of a giant Kraken, a three-metre unicorn, and fossils that inspired the tales of griffins, dragons and the Cyclops.

What:	Special media preview of the exhibition Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids
Who:	Lesley Lewis, CEO, Ontario Science Centre Hooley McLaughlin, Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre
When:	Thurs. Oct. 7, 2010 10:00 am - Special Guests: Students from Blessed John XXIII School
Where:	Temporary Exhibition Hall, Level 6 Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto PLEASE ENTER VIA MAIN LOBBY DOORS www.OntarioScienceCentre.ca

Mythic Creatures:  Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), in collaboration with The Field Museum, Chicago; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau-Quebec; Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney; and Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta.

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