Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library

The Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library in Winnipeg preserves Manitoba’s handcraft traditions and the history of making through a museum and research library rooted in the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, founded in 1928. A Permanent Collection and Library began in 1933, and volunteers expanded and cared for them over decades. After the Crafts Guild of Manitoba closed in 1997, the collections continued under an independent institution. Known as Canada’s only museum of craft, it holds more than 10,000 artifacts and archival items spanning historical and contemporary handmade work, while its Gladys Chown Memorial Library supports both public research and lending to eligible members.

Manitoba · Canada