Textile Museum of Canada
The Textile Museum of Canada (TMC), located in the middle of downtown Toronto is the only museum in Canada dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles from around the world. Founded in 1975, by textile enthusiasts Max Allen and Simon Waegemaekers, the TMC has a mission to engage the public by fostering knowledge, creativity, and awareness. The Textile Museum of Canada's permanent collection contains more than 12,000 textiles and spans almost 2,000 years and 200 world regions. This diverse collection includes fabrics, ceremonial cloths, garments, carpets, quilts and related artifacts which reflect the ethnographic, cultural and aesthetic significance that cloth has held over the centuries.