The Textile
Museum of Canada
 The
Textile Museum of Canada is a leader in the quest to continually
engage its audience, whether online or off. With more than 12,000
objects from more than 200 countries and regions, the TMC's permanent
collection celebrates cultural diversity and includes traditional
fabrics, garments, carpets, beadwork and basketry.
This amazing collection is readily accessible to visitors both through
exciting temporary exhibits, and award-winning interactive exhibits
online.
The TMC's permanent hands-on gallery fibrespace
also allows guests to touch and explore the properties of cloth
and see the endless possibilities of pattern and decoration.
In Touch: Connecting Cloth, Culture + Art
Winner - 2009 Canadian New Media Award for Best in Canadian
Culture Interactive.
 In
Touch: Connecting Cloth, Culture + Art, the Textile Museum's
newest online exhibit, was awarded the 2009 Canadian New Media Award
for Best in Canadian Culture Interactive on December 1st. The dynamic
inteactive exhibit explores how textiles are created and the characters
that bring them to life... exploring the corners of the earth, and
the people and cultures that define the world of textiles.
The project was made possible with the support of the Department
of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
Explore
the exhibit here.
 Current
exhibits at the Textile Museum of Canada:
Kaleidoscope:
Antique Quilts from the collection of Carole and Howard Tanenbaum.
Until Mar 21
Fashionably
Wrapped: The Influence of Kashmir Shawls Until May 30
In
Touch: Connecting Cloth, Culture + Art Until April 11
Visit the Textile Museum today!
Textile Museum of Canada
55 Centre Avenue (Dundas St. W & University Ave., St. Patrick
subway)
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2H5
t. (416) 599-5321
f. (416) 599-2911
info@textilemuseum.ca
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