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Wednesday July 19 Cultural centre architect designed ceramic art museum Ideas And The Arts The architect Keith Wagland designed the Cultural Centre here in our town He also designed one of my favorite places in Toronto a severe little building filled with treasures The George R Gar diner Museum of Ceramic Art Every time I go to the Gardiner Museum it s a bit like going home On the first floor of the museum porcelain from Meissen is dhplaed wonderful old pieces frcni the early years of this first and most famous of all porcelain factories I grew up notfar from Meissen and I remember the factory as a child I remember a large lofty room with its win open to a fine old park In this room what appeared to be an ar my of porcelain painters painted with astonishing dextertt flowers and animals and whole landscapes on the white plates and cups and vases before them This the beginning of my love affair with porcelain Porcelain was invented and pro In China as early as the seventh A Small quantities made their to Europe and the and 16th cen tunes these rare objects were con sidered to be as precious as jewels In the century the Portuguese as well as the Dutch and English East India Companies imported Chinese and Japanese porcelain by the boat load Porcelain became the rage with the wealthy classes in Europe and a kind of competi was the result as to who would be the first to discover the secret of porcelain making Augustus the Strong King of Poland and Elector of Saxony a giant of a man who liked to entertain his court bending horse shoes employed two men von Tschirnhaus and Boettger at his residence city of Dresden for this purpose In after man years of experimenting the two men finally produced true porcelain and in 1710 the king announced the opening of the Royal Saxon Porcelain Factory in Dresden Later that same the factory was moved to Meissenwhere it has been to the present da For some years Meissen had a monopol and the revenues from it made the court of Augustus the Strong one of the grandest in Europe Soon the guarded secret passed into other hands and the monarchs of France Austria Russia Denmark and Prussia had their own workshops of porcelain making with many small private enter prises in between All of these ear 1 factories are represented in the Gardiner Museum and the English sof tpaste factones too The continental in Ger France etc produce hard paste porcelain or true porcelain true to Chinese porcelain English for instance Doultont produce soft paste porcelain However the museum does not Your Dependable Home Cleaning Service Specializing In House Cleaning For Particular People Oomtltte light a EMM CALL US FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 8761672 or 8731386 DAY CARE 12 Mos Up am to 6 core pickup rnCC And Delivery Hoi Lunches ft Snacks Games Lots of Toys Car Trips VCRY REASONABLE RATES For More Inlormallon Please Call 8530370 hair 126 Mill St GEORGETOWN 8778097 PRICE HAIR STYLING OFFER from professional framed at David Marshalls famous salon Dublin Ireland Book an appointment with Paula today shell make your hair suit your face GEORGETOWN LIMO SERVICE ELEGANT CARS FOR ELEGANT PEOPLE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE 832022 cover the development of from to the present It shows the particular interests of George and Helen Gardiner in cer tain of history such as pre- Columbian ceramics as well as and century Italian and 17th century English deiftware and lastly the cen porcelain The Gardiners col every piece themselves and donated them to the people of Canada I can think of nothing better to do for a family during the summer holidays than to go to the Gardiner Museum There is a great bonus too One admission opens the doors to the Gardiner Museum and the Royal Ontario Museum opposite both museums are located at Queens Park south of Bloor Street Until Sept the Royal Ontario Museum runs a fascinating exhibition titled Lets Play Ball This exhibition is a tribute to baseball North Americas favorite sport Discover how balls and bats are made learn about baseball heroes like Babe Ruth and Joe find out just what makes a curve ball curve And since you are in Toronto anyway have you ever been to Harbourfront where a huge que Mart competes with film festivals dance recitals music and theatre performances poetry readings and various boat tours around the harbour and the islands SUMMER SAVINGS Jnhmince Bulk Foods Prices in effect July 1 9th to August 1 st89 COKE CLASSIC 24 CANS DANGELO Pure White VINEGAR 199 36 L EA CHEDDAR CHEESE Mediuml and Mild 2 LB CROUTONS HERBSPICE ONIONGARLIC CAESAR 1 LB DELUXE INSTANT CRYSTALS LB STEENS 2 MILK REDDI 2 ROLL PAPER TOWEL 2 Ply 79 FLEISHMANS MARGARINE MADE FROM 100 CORN OIL LB Sailed or 249 BACON BITS LB INSTANT ICED TEA MIX LB Jnhnvlnce Bulk Foods GEORGETOWN 7 MOUNTAINVIEW IN TIM HORTON PLAZA 8730442 BOLTON 301 QUEEN ST S PLAZA 8573264