Textile Museum Toronto
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
A visit to a textile museum may not have you jumping up and down with excitement but surprisingly enough it could turn out to be an interesting way to spend some time. Drop by the Textile Museum of Canada if you want a reprieve from typical touristy hotspots. It’s a cool arty place that focuses on fabric art and is supposed to be one of Toronto’s most intriguing visual art centers.
The buzzword at the museum is ‘diversity.’ It houses more than 12000 objects from over 200 countries and regions. You’ll come across garments, traditional fabrics, carpets and other trinkets like beads and baskets. But don’t go expecting a sophisticated presentation of this art work. The display is rather rudimentary but then the museum never claims otherwise. After all, it is a little museum devoted almost entirely to textile Read more...
