TORONTO, ON.- The Royal Ontario Museum has premiered Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World on Saturday, November 19, 2011. On display in the ROM’s Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall until Monday, April 9, 2012, this original exhibition vibrantly brings to life the Classic Period (250 – 900 CE) of this ancient Mesoamerican culture. The exhibition was unveiled to the media this morning at an event hosted by ROM Director and CEO Janet Carding. Special guests in attendance included the Hon. Michael Chan, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism and Culture, His Excellency Francisco Javier Barrio Terrazas, Ambassador of Mexico to Canada, and Ambassador Mauricio Toussaint, Consul General of Mexico in Toronto, as well as a number of representatives from the ROM’s collaborators, the National Institute