I was in Toronto recently, and found time to make a quick visit to the Textile Museum, a favourite of mine. It is a small museum, so you can see all the exhibits in an efficient manner and also visit their reuse area where they sell donated fabrics, patterns, books etc. even if you only have a short time to make a stop.
There were some items from their archives on display, and an exhibit called From Cloth to Code, which included some digital responses to traditional fabrics, some traditional pieces made non-traditionally, and some looking at queer fashion in the Philippines, just as a few examples. There were more items as well, it was really interesting. I'll just share a few highlights below.
I came around a dim corner and saw this -- total jump scare!
I just wanted to say how impressed I was when I visited the Toronto Textile Museum years ago. I wished we had something similar in the UK. It was the highlight of my trip. I’m glad it’s still flourishing. We do have the London Fashion & Textile Museum now, a small museum too, which was started by designer Zandra Rhodes. It isn’t the same as your Textile Museum, but since our excellent V&A has lots of fashion and textiles in its stores, I suppose it would be difficult to compete with. However it is lovely to have something devoted to Fashion and textiles.
ReplyDeleteOh, I would love to see the London Fashion & Textile Museum, and of course also the V&A! I do like little museums like this one, though, as they aren't overwhelming and always have something interesting going.
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