Category: Collection Spotlight

The following article is an interview between Aria XYX, an artist from El Salvador working with ceramic, textiles, and other media, and Maya Wilson-Sánchez, an Andean curator, art historian, and…

Gabriel Mendoza, an artist and weaver from Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico, started weaving at just 11 years old. For him, weaving “wasn’t so much a choice, as it was simply…

The following article features excerpts from an interview with Samuel Nnorom, an award winning visual artist based in Nsukka, Nigeria. Samuel holds an MFA in sculpture from the University of…

The Textile Museum of Canada houses more than 15,000 textiles and related objects, spanning thousands of years and more than 200 regions. Each month, we’ll highlight a different object (or…

The explosive popularity of Indian cotton textiles in 17th-18th century France triggered a chain reaction with global consequences. As vibrant indiennes captivated European consumers, they disrupted local industries, inspired stringent…

Ramadan Mubarak! It’s the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and to commemorate the occasion, this prayer rug, locally known as kilim, from the Balkan region of Europe is…

With rain in the forecast, our Object of the Moment will help protect you from those “April showers!”

It’s April and Spring is finally here! To celebrate Spring and warmer weather, this hooked rug from the Grenfell Mission is the Object of the Moment.

This week we have chosen this 18th century panel from the El Jadida Province in Morocco.

This beautiful silk cheongsam from China is our Object of the Week!