Guests will be invited into the Nationality and Heritage Rooms which will be decorated for the holiday season and can participate in traditional crafts and cultural demonstrations to learn about the rooms, the committees, and their ethnic communities and traditions.
Please visit room 332 next to the African Heritage Room for a Kwanzaa Presentation at 2 pm given by Tyi-Sanna Jones, PhD. (60 minutes)
Children and children at heart should look for St. Nicholas to arrive at about 2:15 through the iron gates in the Commons. St. Nicholas will be available for photos through the remainder of the event.
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LOCATION |
ROOM # |
ACTIVITY |
|---|---|---|
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African Heritage |
330 |
Please visit room 332 next to the African Heritage Room for a Kwanzaa Presentation at 2 pm given by Tyi-Sanna Jones, PhD. (60 minutes) |
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Armenian |
319 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
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Austrian |
314 |
Visit with Austrian Room Committee Scholarship awardees who participated in global learning experiences in Austria in summer 2023. |
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Chinese |
136 |
Brief Tour and Chinese knots demonstration and Chinese Calligraphy in the Commons. |
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Czechoslovak |
113 |
Videos of holiday traditions |
|
Early American Room |
328 |
View of the room |
|
English |
144 |
Dickens-style village holiday display of miniatures with interpretation and answering questions |
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Finnish |
XXXX |
Finnish Room is not yet constructed. Visit the display model in the Commons. |
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French |
149 |
Brief talk about the history and decor of the room, with a special focus on the 80th anniversary of the room and the Christmas santon tradition |
|
German |
119 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
|
Greek |
139 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
|
Hungarian |
121 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
|
Indian |
327 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
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Irish |
127 |
Irish-style symbols that will be suitable for coloring with crayons and hand-assembling of Saint Brigid's Crosses; scenes of Ireland and Irish Cultures on the video screen; mini- lessons in the Gaelic Language |
|
Israel Heritage |
337 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
|
Italian |
116 |
Looping PowerPoint presenting information on the INR's history, main figures, important features of the room, and iconography and photo exhibit featuring the photos recently taken of the room by undergraduate Studio Arts student |
|
Japanese |
317 |
Origami and/or calligraphy outside of Japanese Room |
|
Korean Heritage |
304 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
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Lithuanian |
129 |
Presentation of how to make a straw ornament |
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Norwegian |
151 |
Demonstration on how to make "Julekorvers", a traditional Christmas time decoration |
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Philippine |
313 |
Philippine crafts and pearl jewelries, Kulintang musicial instrument on display for public to try |
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Polish |
128 |
Demonstration of making a traditional Polish tree ornament |
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Romanian |
130 |
Presentation of the room and historical background for the elements in the room |
|
Russian |
153 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
|
Scottish |
137 |
Presentations in the room of spoken work/poems/storytelling revolving around a Scottish theme and dedicated area in the room for children to color using pages from the Nationality and Heritage Rooms Coloring Book |
|
Swedish |
135 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
|
Swiss |
321 |
Written descriptions of each Nationality and Heritage room can be found at the door entry. Quo Vadis guides will be available in the hallways to answer questions and provide additional information. |
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Syria-Lebanon |
160 |
View of the Room |
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Turkish |
339 |
Videos featuring Turkish places and people of historical and cultural significance |
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Ukrainian |
341 |
Ukrainian Christmas Carols & videos |
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Welsh |
342 |
Recitations of Welsh poems and explanation of elements of Welsh culture |
|
Yugoslav |
142 |
Presentations on the Yugoslav Room |
|
Croghan Schenley Ballroom |
Floor 1 |
Pittsburgh Lace Group will demonstrate lace-making. The Quo Vadis student tour guides will show costumed mannequins dressed in representative selections from the collection of the Nationality and Heritage Rooms. |
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Cathedral of Learning Commons |
Floor 1 |
The Quo Vadis student tour guides will share jezyks (for sale) with guides demonstrating how they make them. |