Past Exhibitions

Explore our archive of past exhibitions.

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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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  Community Voices

  May 8 - June 30, 2019

  'Community Voices' is a creative partnership program administered by the Textile Museum of Canada and delivered in collaboration with social agencies in Toronto.

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  Beads, they're sewn so tight

  October 10, 2018 – May 26, 2019

  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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  By a Thread: Sheridan College Textiles Graduate Exhibition

  April 4 - 17, 2019

  A diverse collection of textile-based works presented by Sheridan’s Bachelor of Craft and Design: Textiles graduating class

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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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