From the National Post:

Had the Orange Revolution never happened, Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko could never have designated the chair of the Royal Ontario Museum’s board of governors for a special mission.

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The request: that Temerty and the ROM staff assemble, with the assistance of Ukrainian cultural institutions, an exhibition about the Trypilians, a people who lived in that part of the world thousands of years ago. Now, thanks to the Ukraine’s recent Orange Revolution, the museum has created the first major showcase on this continent of the little-known society that lived during the Neolithic revolution. Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: the Remarkable Trypilian Culture (5400 – 2700 B.C.) opens tomorrow, filling a large part of the third floor of the Toronto museum with a collection largely consisting of earthenware containers and trinkets.

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Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine runs until March 22, 2009. A special Ukrainian Day takes place Sunday, find out how to visit for free!

Sunday is Ukrainian Heritage Day at the Royal Ontario Musem featuring the opening of ‘Ancient Ukraine: Trypilian Culture’, an exhibit of rare Ukrainian archaeology from 5000 BC.  The ROM is giving you free admission if you sign up for the also free bi-weekly alert service:

Gotta Go AGO – By opting into this FREE * bi-weekly service, you’ll receive information alerts, contests, coupons and other special offers. Plus, you’ll be the first to know about upcoming exhibitions and special events. For a limited time when you subscribe to this service, you’ll receive a complimentary admission ticket to the Art Gallery of Ontario.

To subscribe, text WHOA to AGOAGO (246246).

* Standard carrier charges apply. Tickets are limited, subject to availability and valid until January 18, 2009. Must be redeemed by showing your special mobile code at the AGO box office. Non transferable. One Free admission per person per mobile. Ontario residents only.