Past Exhibitions

Explore our archive of past exhibitions.

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  The Eternity Code: Archaeology, Textiles and Preservation

  Jun 11 - Sep 21, 2014

  How have textiles – among the most fragile and vulnerable artifacts – survived over centuries? Learn about the materials and techniques found in archaeological textiles and the conditions that have allowed for their survival through this exhibition of Peruvian and Coptic textiles from the Textile Museum of Canada collection.

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  Fashioning the Intangible: the conceptual clothing of Ying Gao

  May 7 - Sep 1, 2014

  The expressive garments of Canadian designer Ying Gao appear to be made of air and light. Bridging art, science and technology, Gao’s clothing materializes the immaterial with interplay between matter and imagination, and between the tangible body and the infinite expression of its embellishment.

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  From Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru

  Jan 29 - May 25, 2014

  The fascinating life of Ichimaru (1906-1997), one of the most famous geishas of the 20th century due to her exceptional singing voice, is told through this collection of her magnificent kimonos and other personal effects.

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  Fictions and Legends: Heather Goodchild and Jérôme Havre

  Dec 11, 2013 - Apr 13, 2014

  Fictions and Legends highlights the imaginative worlds embodied in the work of Heather Goodchild and Jérôme Havre, two artists who use visual storytelling to invent biographical and mythical histories that hint at the presence of secret societies and systems of belief, mystical practices and alternative cultural codes.

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  Farandole: Perspectives on Western Canadian Metis Culture

  Sep 18 - Nov 17, 2013

  Farandole: Perspectives on Western Canadian Métis Culture combines contemporary visual art and haute couture to explore the reinvention of tradition through the work of artists Colette Balcaen of Manitoba and Pascal Jaouen of France. Exquisitely crafted beaded and fur-trimmed garments by French (Brittany) fashion designer and embroiderer Pascal Jaouen are displayed alongside a room-sized embroidered textile installation by Franco-Manitoban visual artist Colette Balcaen.

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