Museum for Textiles

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Museum for Textiles

One of a kind

55 Centre Ave
(at University Avenue)
Toronto, ON M5G 2H5
+1 416 599 5321
http://www.textilemuseum.ca/

One of a kind in Canada, this museum, which opened in 1975, features an international collection of quilts, garments, carpets and ceremonial objects. First shown in a small area in Mirvish Village, the collection is now located in a 25,000-square foot space. Exhibits include textile arts from such places as China, Japan, Africa, South East and Central Asia, South and Central America, Europe and the Pacific, as well as Canada and the U.S.

Admission: CAD5 Adult, CAD4 Student/Senior, Wed 5pm-8pm pay what you can.

Review © 2009, Wcities

Museum for Textiles photo by Gail Edwin-Fielding

Museum for Textiles Photo: Gail Edwin-Fielding