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Estonian old and new myths are presented to the visitors through interactivity for discovering and testing at the exhibition titled "Discover Estonian Mythical Creatures!", Tallinn 2011 reports.

In order to introduce mythical creatures, the organizers have kept in mind what makes these creatures unique and solve their uniqueness with modern technological means.

Thus the jaw of Põhja konn (the Northern frog - a supernatural creature from an old tale) moves thanks to compressed air and the Spirit of Tartu is made visible with the help of a computer program.

The visitors can also see the real face of a mermaid, how swamp monster evolves, the power of northern lights, spirit birds and feel the staring of a secret eye and darkness monsters.

The exhibition opened doors in the Science Center "Energy" on February 11, 2011.

The specialists collected modern myths from Estonian school children and these were assembled together into a small book for the visitors to read. All texts and additional material about the exhibition are available in Russian and English, as common to the Culture Capital year.

The exhibition was put together and built by the Science Center "Energy". Its supporters in addition to the Foundation Tallinn 2011 are the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Sadolin and Tallinn Zoo.