The Costume Museum of Canada is an institution dedicated to the history of Canadian
fashion
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and
clothing
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. The collection is located in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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, Canada. The museum gallery space was closed to the public in 2010 but the Costume Museum of Canada continues to offer programs such as: pop-up exhibits, heritage fashion revues, hat shows and other educational programs. The Costume Museum collection holds more than 35,000 textile artifacts reflecting clothing worn over a 400-year period. It was the first textile Museum in Canada
History
The Costume Museum absorbed 2,000 artifacts of clothing and textiles from the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.
In March 2010, The Costume Museum of Canada closed its doors to the public. Due to an extreme financial situation that had developed over many years, it was on the edge of bankruptcy.
An entirely new board was elected and was tasked with securing safe storage for the collection which is now housed in the Exchange District of Winnipeg.
Programs
Currently, the board and volunteers continue to operate three programs: Museum in a Suitcase, The Heritage Fashion Review, and traveling exhibits.
''Museum in a Suitcase'' in an educational program available to schools and other organizations. It offers a hands-on interactive experience with history. It comes complete with instructions. The Suitcases are available on a weekly or longer basis.
The ''Heritage Fashion Review'' is a fashion show consisting of replicas of items in the museum's collection. It can be booked by organizations, museums, corporations and individuals, for events being held within a reasonable radius of Winnipeg. The emcee and all models are museum volunteers.
Through traveling exhibits, artifacts are made available to other museums in North America. The exhibits range from 3 or 4 items for small environments, to 50 or more for larger established centers. "The Little Black Dress" was on exhibit at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at Florida Tech in Melbourne FL, from January through April, 2011.
Virtual Museum of Canada
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Moulins, Allier
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Among its many tourist attractions are the Maison Mantin, the Anne de Beaujeu Museum and The National Center of C ...