Celebrating Century Farms in Paris, Ontario
The Paris Museum and Historical Society is excited to announce that we are in the final stages of our newest exhibit: an agricultural display to celebrate “The Year of the Family Farm”.
This is a clip from our agricultural display. This project was made possible through a grant from Farm Credit Corporation to create an interactive presentation depicting “The Changing Face of Agriculture in the Paris Area”.
The exhibit highlights the farmers of the Paris area who have been on the leading edge of progress in the Canadian Agricultural industry. This will be a permanent exhibit that will enable museum visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of rural life in Paris over the years. This project was completed in partnership with The Brant County Museum, as well as with the assistance of the County Plowmen’s Association and The Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
This exhibit showcases 14 interviews with local farmers and families as they discuss the changes that they’ve seen on their farms over the years. These interviews are accessible through interactive touch-screen displays throughout the exhibit. We've are collected photographs and many different types of farm memorabilia to add to our display!
Our ArgiSpirit Exhibit opened July 1st 2014. Come out Wednesday - Friday 1-4pm to hear from the people who helped shape our history, present, and future!
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Paris Old Town Hall
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7,000,000 Dead in Abandoned Tunnels Under Paris
7,000,000 skeletons exist under Paris. In fact, there's hundreds of miles of mazes under the city, and it's got one hell of a crazy history. We decided to learn more about it and go exploring underneath the city at night.
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Canada, Just like the Louvre, is Changing
Stephen Hammond is at the Louvre Museum in Paris at the Pyramids. It was controversial when they were built in 1989 because it was considered too modern for the ancient structure of the rest of the museum. Canada's changing too and some people are resistant to changing with it. Are you stuck in the old ways or accepting the changes taking place? StephenHammond.ca & HumanRightsTrainingStore.com.
How to Visit the D-Day Battlefields of Normandy
Battlefield historian Mat McLachlan gives you all the information you need to plan a visit to the D-Day battlefields of Normandy. Mat will show you how to get there, where to stay and what to see on your once-in-a-lifetime journey to Normandy!
ABOUT US: Mat McLachlan is a leading international battlefield historian and has spent more than two decades walking the great battlefields of history. His tour company, Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, takes travellers and history lovers to battlefields all over the world, in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and North America, escorted by the world’s leading military historians.
HISTORY OVERVIEW: D-Day was the Allied invasion of Western Europe, which took place on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Over the next three months American, British, Canadian and other Allied troops pushed the Germans back and liberated France.
LOCATION: The Normandy region is in France, about 150 miles west of Paris. You’ll need 2-3 days to see all the sites, but can see the main ones in a (long) day-trip from Paris.
GETTING THERE: Hire a car or catch a train from Paris, or join an organised tour.
WHERE TO STAY: The two main towns are Bayeux (for the American Sector) and Caen (for the British/Canadian Sector). There is a range of accommodation in each.
TOURS: Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours offers fully-escorted tours of the Normandy battlefields. Visit battlefields.com.au/normandy-d-day-tour (Australia) or battletours.com/normandy-d-day-landing-tour (USA).
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The Ageless Beauty of Paris
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Paris, the grand dame of Europe, remains among the most beautiful cities in the world, and with its many monuments, splendid architecture, world-class museums, and remarkable churches (including Notre Dame Cathedral), it never fails to impress and delight the intrepid traveler.
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France Documentary: French History Documentary, 1968 Riots in Paris, French Strikes.
France Documentary: French History Documentary, 1968 Riots in Paris, French Strikes.
The May 1968 events in France were a volatile period of civil unrest punctuated by massive general strikes and the occupation of factories and universities across France. It was the largest general strike ever attempted in France, and the first ever nation-wide wildcat general strike. At the height of its fervour, the unrest virtually brought the entire advanced capitalist economy of France to a dramatic halt. The events had a resounding impact on French society that would be felt for decades to come.
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Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. It is situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. Within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements), the city had 2,234,105 inhabitants in 2009 while its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe with more than 12 million inhabitants.
An important settlement for more than two millennia, by the late 12th century Paris had become a walled cathedral city that was one of Europe's foremost centres of learning and the arts and the largest city in the Western world until the turn of the 18th century. Paris was the focal point for many important political events throughout its history, including the French Revolution. Today it is one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, science, fashion and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major cities. The city has one of the largest GDPs in the world, €607 billion (US$845 billion) as of 2011, and as a result of its high concentration of national and international political, cultural and scientific institutions is one of the world's leading tourist destinations. The Paris Region hosts the world headquarters of 30 of the Fortune Global 500 companies in several business districts, notably La Défense, the largest dedicated business district in Europe.
Centuries of cultural and political development have brought Paris a variety of museums, theatres, monuments and architectural styles. Many of its masterpieces such as the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe are iconic buildings, especially its internationally recognized symbol, the Eiffel Tower. Long regarded as an international centre for the arts, works by history's most famous painters can be found in the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay and its many other museums and galleries. Paris is a global hub of fashion and has been referred to as the international capital of style, noted for its haute couture tailoring, its high-end boutiques, and the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week. It is world renowned for its haute cuisine, attracting many of the world's leading chefs. Many of France's most prestigious universities and Grandes Écoles are in Paris or its suburbs, and France's major newspapers Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération are based in the city, and Le Parisien in Saint-Ouen near Paris.
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Museums: Repatriation, and Ownership
Who owns art, antiquities and cultural artifacts, from the Elgin Marbles to the cultural artifacts of Canada's First Nations? It's a question museums and nations were left to struggle with after colonial powers stepped in. And, if the world's great museums were emptied of these treasures, could the story of civilization still be told to millions around the world? The Agenda looks at all the arguments in this equation, and at Canada's strategy to preserve Indigenous heritage.
Toxic lead removed from Paris schools after Notre-Dame fire
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Workers in full protective gear began Thursday to decontaminate some Paris schools tested with unsafe levels of lead following the blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral, as part of efforts to protect children from risks of lead poisoning. Nadia Massih, James Andre and Julien Sauvaget report.
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Preserved in time: WWII bunker hidden under Paris train station
It lies deep beneath Paris's bustling Gare de l'Est railway station, its sprawling subterranean rooms and sparse furniture pristinely preserved if a little dusty: a bunker built a few years before World War II. Few of the thousands of travellers passing through the central Paris station have any inkling of the time capsule under their feet, hidden under a discreet trap door on the platform.
Paris roads, train stations, Louvre flooded after weeks of heavy rain
Roads, train stations and buildings in central Paris are under water. Weeks of heavy rain have pushed the river Seine over its banks, and it’s still rising. The river is expected to crest on Saturday more than four meters above normal. Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a precaution. CGTN’s Elena Casas has more.
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Monumental Paris (France) [IgeoNews]
Paris is the capital of France and the Ile de France region. Incorporated in the only unidepartamental commune in the country, is situated on both banks of a long loop of the Seine River in the center of the Paris Basin, between the confluence of the River Marne and Seine upstream and Oise and Seine, downstream.
The city of Paris within its administrative limits with a population of 2,243,833 inhabitants (2010). However, during the twentieth century, the Paris metropolitan area expanded beyond the limits of the municipality of Paris, and is today Europe's fifth largest city and the second metropolitan area with a population of 12 223 100 inhabitants (2010).
The city is the most popular tourist destination in the world with over 42 million foreign visitors per year. It features many of the most famous and admired monuments of the world: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, the Sacré Cœur, the former Hospital of the Invalides, the Pantheon the Arch of Defense, the Opera Garnier and Montmartre, among others. It also hosts world-renowned institutions: the Louvre (the most famous and most visited museum in the world), the Orsay Museum and the National Museum of Natural History France, as well as an extensive system of higher education of international standing.
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Paris Exhibition Opened (1937)
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French president Albert Lebrun, Prime Minister Leon Blum and all members of French Cabinet visit Great Paris International Exhibition. The exhibition includes Palace of Modern Art and pavilions from around the world.
L/S of an airship taking off behind Palace of Modern Art. Various aerial shots of exhibition. It is near the Eiffel Tower, we also see the River Seine. The exhibition is very opulent - lots of fountains, statues and extravagant architecture. We see pavilions representing Russia, Belgium and Germany. There is a swastika flag flying from the German exhibit (possibly the first of many Paris would see?).
Interior. Various shots of enormous hall, crowded with people. President Lebrun gives speech in French declaring the exhibition open.
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Population studies: France's 'ethnicity' taboo
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France is undeniably a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and multiracial society. But getting to know more about the exact make up of French society is tricky: it's forbidden by law to collect statistics on race, ethnicity, or religion. It's a divisive issue as France faces a major identity crisis and a national debate about what it means to be French.
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American History (After Hours): The Judgement of Paris and American Wine
On May 16, 2016, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris with a special American History (After Hours) program at the museum with wine tastings, food, and dynamic conversation. The Judgment of Paris was a pivotal moment forty years ago when American winemakers surprised a panel of French wine experts (and the world) by placing first in a blind tasting that pitted the new American wines against the best of France.
Watch the panel discussion from this evening about the legacy of the Judgment of Paris and American wine history featuring experts and some of the original participants:
Steven Spurrier – The organizer of the 1976 Judgment of Paris.
George Taber – The only journalist to cover the tasting and author of Judgment of Paris (New York: Scribner, 2005).
Warren Winiarski – The winemaker of the winning 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon and founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Bo Barrett – The CEO and former winemaker at Chateau Montelena Winery and son of the late Jim Barrett who owned Chateau Montelena at the time of the Judgment of Paris.
Violet Grgich – The daughter of Mike Grgich, the winemaker of the winning 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and founder of the winery, Grgich Hills Estate, where Violet is co-proprietor.
Ted Baseler – The CEO of Ste. Michelle Estates and CEO of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.
Moderated by Paula Johnson, Curator, National Museum of American History.
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