PITT'S NATIONALITY ROOMS GET SPRUCED UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 16 -- As the snowflakes begin to fall and signs of the coming holidays appear, nearly 100 people representing many ethnic backgrounds will undertake the annual task of decorating the University of Pittsburgh's 26 Nationality Rooms in their holiday tradition on Saturday, Nov. 18, beginning at 1 p.m.
Each year the rooms are decorated to reflect their ethnic customs, and tour guides adapt their daily presentations to include descriptions of the many holiday traditions celebrated throughout the world.
After the annual decoration day, tours of the transformed rooms will run from Nov. 20 to Dec. 30, with the "Holiday Open House" scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m.
On Nov. 20 through Dec. 23, the rooms will be open at 9:30 a.m., with the last tour at 2:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and on Sunday, at 11 a.m., with the last tour at 2:30 p.m. From Dec. 26 through 30, the rooms will be open at 11 a.m., with the last tour at 2:30 p.m. The rooms are closed on Dec. 24, 25, 31, and Jan. 1.
Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for senior citizens, and 50 cents for children ages eight to 18. For more information, call 412-624-6000.
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