Textile Museum of Canada

Toronto’s Textile Museum of Canada preserves, studies, and exhibits textiles as evidence of culture, design, and everyday life. Founded in 1975 by Max Allen and Simon Waegemaekers as the Canadian Museum of Carpets and Textiles, it began with textiles collected during business trips and first operated above an ice cream shop in Mirvish Village. After moving to its current location in 1989, it broadened its scope to include international contemporary art, craft, and design. Its permanent collection now exceeds 15,000 textiles spanning about 2,000 years, supported by the H.N. Pullar Library, public programs, digitization projects, and award-winning exhibitions and publications.

Ontario · Canada