TMC Past Exhibitions | Textile Museum of Canada

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Behind the Scenes: Beadwork Conservation

February 1 - April 1, 2019

The Textile Museum of Canada’s conservation department works continually to stabilize and prevent future degradation of objects in our care. This exhibition highlights a recent conservation project: to design and build new mounts for 150 pieces in the Museum’s collection of African beadwork. These custom, dual-function storage and display mounts are designed to protect the objects and make them more readily available for research and exhibition. "Behind the Scenes: Beadwork Conservation Care" features the goals, process, and outcomes of this rehousing project.

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Crosscurrents: Canada in the Making

June 27, 2018 - March 31, 2019

Crosscurrents explores ongoing cultural exchanges and interactions between Indigenous people, settler Canadians and newcomers over the last two centuries, and examines shifting identities, intersections and contestations that inform textile expressions alongside the stories of those who make Canada their home.

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Color Improvisations 2: An International Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts

May 30–September 23, 2018

Color Improvisations 2 is an exhibition of contemporary quilts curated by Nancy Crow, one of North America’s most celebrated and inﬂuential quiltmakers and teachers.

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Jane Kidd: Curious

March 14 – June 10, 2018

Jane Kidd’s hand-woven tapestries are masterful technical and conceptual explorations. Curious presents four series of work: Land Sentence (2009-2012), Curiosities (2013-2016), Wonderland (2014-2016), and Phenomena (2017-2018). The Phenomena series will make its debut at the Textile Museum of Canada.

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Artistry in Silk: The Kimono of Itchiku Kubota

February 7 – May 13, 2018

'Artistry in Silk' celebrates the work of Itchiku Kubota (1917 – 2003), an innovative artist whose spectacular creations gave new meaning to the art of kimono

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