Textile Museum of Canada
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The Textile Museum of Canada, located Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
, is the only Canadian museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles. The museum was founded in 1975 by Max Allen and Simon Waegemaekers.
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The Textile Museum has a permanent collection of more than 12,000 textiles from around the world. Covering 2,000 years of textile history, the collection includes fabrics, ceremonial cloths, garments, carpets, quilts and related artifacts.
The Textile Museum of Canada presents curated exhibitions of contemporary work and historic and ethnographic artifacts drawn from its own and others’ collections. The museum also offers lectures, round-table discussions, workshops, music and dance performances, hands-on demonstrations, school programs and public tours.
Canadian Tapestry: The Fabric of Cultural Diversity, one of the museum’s digitization projects, provides online access to 7,000 artifacts and a second phase will provide access to an additional 3,500 items.
Several of the museum's exhibits and publications have won multiple awards, including:
, CHIN
, and Virtual Museum of Canada
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Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, is the only Canadian museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles. The museum was founded in 1975 by Max Allen and Simon Waegemaekers.
Collection
The Textile Museum of Canada presents curated exhibitions of contemporary work and historic and ethnographic artifacts drawn from its own and others’ collections. The museum also offers lectures, round-table discussions, workshops, music and dance performances, hands-on demonstrations, school programs and public tours.
Canadian Tapestry: The Fabric of Cultural Diversity, one of the museum’s digitization projects, provides online access to 7,000 artifacts and a second phase will provide access to an additional 3,500 items.
Several of the museum's exhibits and publications have won multiple awards, including:
- Cloth & Clay: Communicating Culture (2003) http://www.oaag.org/awards/2003winners.htmlhttp://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/abtaward.aspx?TopNavImage=0&ImageID=10
- Canadian Tapestry: The Fabric of Cultural Diversity (2006) http://www.oaag.org/awards/2006winners.html
- A Terrible Beauty: An Installation (2006) http://www.oaag.org/awards/2006winners.html
- Thor Hansen: Crafting a Canadian Style (2006) http://www.oaag.org/awards/2006winners.html
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMACanadian Museums Association
The Canadian Museums Association is a national organization for the promotion of museums in Canada.The Canadian Museums Association is the national organization for the advancement of the Canadian museum sector, representing Canadian museum professionals both within Canada and internationally. The...
, CHIN
Canadian Heritage Information Network
The Canadian Heritage Information Network is a Canadian government-supported organization that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage, largely through the World Wide Web. It aims to give access to Canada's heritage for both Canadians and a worldwide audience, by supporting the...
, and Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada
The Virtual Museum of Canada is Canada's national virtual museum. With a directory of over 3,000 Canadian heritage institutions and a database of over 600 virtual exhibits, the VMC brings together Canada's museums regardless of size or geographical location.The VMC includes virtual exhibits,...
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