Past Exhibitions

Textile Storytellers

July 18 – Fall 2019

Discover the unique stories of four textiles from the Americas – a hooked rug, a quilt, a yarn painting, and a blouse. In an exhibition that will appeal to all ages, visitors are invited to learn more about the cultural traditions related to each textile by reading an accompanying storybook.

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Nadia Myre: Balancing Acts

April 25 – September 15, 2019

Through beadwork, textiles, photography, video and sculpture, Montreal-based artist Nadia Myre draws attention to the power and histories of Indigenous textile practices that she situates in a colonial context. "Balancing Acts" is a survey of artwork made over the last ten years – some on view in this exhibition for the first time.

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Tapestry of Spirit: the Torah Stitch by Stitch Project

June 12 – November 17, 2019

A Tapestry of Spirit presents the ambitious and inclusive social project to cross stitch the first five books of the Bible as well as sections of the Scriptures and Qur'an. It is an immersive installation that has been collectively executed by almost 1500 volunteers of many faiths.

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Beads, they're sewn so tight

Beads, they’re sewn so tight takes up the depths of social and political relations expressed through beadwork, including living traditions, family and community networks – embedded in the visual language of pattern and surface design. IMAGE CREDIT: Bev Koski "Striped Robe in Blues, 1979" (2018) Beads and thread 3.5 x 3.5" Image courtesy of the artist

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Home Economics: 150 years of Canadian Hooked Rugs

Circulating

Home Economics explores the unique stories and histories that have informed hooked rugs in Canada, the highly recognizable forms of folk art with roots in 19th--‐century North America. Featuring over 100 hooked rugs from the Museum's rich archive of international material culture, the exhibition represents generations of artisanal entrepreneurship, women’s domestic and collective work, as well as rural development in Canada.

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