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the is Paris is still the capital of the continent I Every time I go to Europe I try to schedule a few days In Paris This astonishing city was the political and cultural capital of the continent for many centuries Because of this it has become for the person intrigued by either history or the arts or by both the most fascinating of all the great cities in Europe Take museums My guide to the museums of Pans lists over 70 museums devoted to the arts and sciences No other city in the world can compete with that And what is more Paris is con adding to these by creating new museums that throw light on formerly only partially understood periods The latest rival on the Pans museum scene is the Musee It was to see this newcomer that we went to Paris late in April The Musee dOrsay is housed in a spectacular former railway Hon the dOrsay built to br ing the visitors to the 1900 worlds fair into the heart of Paris And what a pulsing heart it still is The new museums most prestigious neighbour just across the river Seine is the Louvre renowned storehouse for all that is greatest in the arts its the home of Leonardo Da Vincis Lisa for instance The Louvre is making a major effort to enlarge and reorganize itself A new entrance in the shape of a glass pyramid transparent or reflective depending on the weather but otherwise as mathematically precise and pure as the pyramids of the is only one outward sign of this transformation But let me return to the Musee dOrsay We went there on a Satur day When we arrived shortly after the doors the line of people waiting to get in stretched for many hundreds of metres The ticket buying procedure was so wellgeared to handle the big crowds however that we got inside ITS HERE FROZEN TOGURT Come In And Try A FREE SAMPLE DonutBakod Fresh v Dally on Promliei 306 Guelph S Georgetown rlI3Cr 8731211 Investment Certificates lyr121 2yrl2A 5yrlH 3yrl2 4yr 12S inkmt Invested 000 Ask about our sen monthly id compound rale options Rata to confirm with your local Municipal the municipal loan corporation Miatr GEORGETOWN a John Sommer announced itself already in the arts of the last century The great artworks at the dOrsay in Paris are lofty and bracing and a joy to behold They are also filled with warning signs In retrospect one senses that the murderous upheavals of our cen tury were brought about by the fast changes and the only half understood faults that destructed society in the wake of the in dustnal revolution These changes have in no way slowed down nor have the faults been repaired Lets hope that no further sur prises will be waiting for us and the world on the threshold of a new millennium Attention dear readers For only you can win a valuable piece of sculpture by Andreas titl ed Soccer The piece is on view at the Hills Cultural Centre in Georgetown to the day of the draw on July 28 The raffle of this artwork is spon sored by The Friends of the Halton Hills Libraries and whatever money is left after The Friends have paid the artist will go to the Halton Hills Libraries anil will benefit you in one way or another So please take the time and have a look and buy a ticket if you like what you see Thank you and have a pleasant summer within minutes Once inside the immense army of visitors melted quickly into the different valleys caves and promontories of the huge edifice Yes the Musee is an art scape rather than a building nous art The vast glass arch of the former station under which the tracks for the trains were located before reconstruction shelters a landscape now of walkways ter races lookouts and enclosed spaces that lead the viewer very pleasantly from one exhibit to another The shows pain tings sculpture architecture fur niture and decorative luxury ob jects from about to about or to put the names of some painters to this period from Couture and Delacroix to and Matisse Unique is the completeness with which the epoch is covered Nowhere else is there such an unexpurgated combination of of ficial traditional and unofficial garde arts and crafts as at the Musee dOrsay The visitor is getting an en cylopaedic introduction into all the different ideas and movements that battled and competed with each other during a century that we judge now as having been more inspired than any other And what is more everything that came to pass in our century Air Force veterans invited to Collingwood gathering The search is under way for World War Two veterans who serv ed as air crew or ground crew in squadrons equipped with either Lancaster or Hawker Hur aircraft Such veterans are invited to at tend the second annual Gathenng of the Classics as special guests The gathenng is scheduled to be held at Airport on Saturday July 21 The Classic Aircraft Foundation organizer of the gathering wants to assemble as many veterans as possible at Collingwood Airport to have their photograph taken next to the classic Lancaster and Hurricane aircraft The CCAF has also arranged what is being described as a chance of a lifetime draw to be made on July involving a flight in a classic Lancaster aircraft Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of vintage aircraft the CCAF is staging a one time membership special for anybody who donates to the CCAF The donation will entitle the donor to a Main Sireat South Downtown Georgetown 8731470 26 Guelph SI Georgetown Ont 8779896 PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT NEW CAR PROTECTION A Shine Upholstery Gard 2 Ask About Our Savings USED CAR REVITALIZATION Interior Detailing and Drycleaning Buff Shine Engine Shampoo Ask About Our Package Savings CUSTOM CAR TRUCK ACCESSORIES Stop in today and see our selection of In stock Custom Car and Truck Accessories CLEANING INTERIORS RUNNING BOARDS FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS STRIPING VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING RUSTPROOFING SPLASH GUARDS TOUCH UP PAINT CAR COVERS 8730570 Guelph St Georgetown OPEN Hon Unfit 8am SHAPE ticket in a Ride The Lancaster draw Only 150 tickets wilt be sold said spokesman Doug Mur ray chairman for the Gathenng 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