Current Exhibits
Costume Museum News
From May 5th, 2010 until Dec 31st, 2010
The Costume Museum of Canada has closed its doors at 109 Pacific Avenue, and the treasured collection is temporarily in storage. The museum is working to create a long term sustainable plan for itself, and will continue to update the website with news as it comes up.
The safe keeping of the collection of 35,000 artifacts is our number one priority.
If you have any inquiries, suggestions or comments please email jensmith.cmc@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
Special Member's Meeting
On June 2, 2010 at 7pm there will be a special member's meeting updating the membership about the changes and progress being made with the organiztion since the closure of the gallery space at 109 Pacific Avenue.
The meeting will be held at the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, 1B-183 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg.
The agenda will include:
- a review of the activities of the board in past month
- information regarding current financial status
- discussion of the current programs
- an overview of the challenges and immediate problems facing the museum
Historic Fashion Review
The Costume Museum of Canada offers its Historic Fashion Review as a service which may be booked for special events such as conventions, centennial celebrations, anniversaries etc.
Our exact replicas are shown on volunteer models with an accompaying commentary featuring information on the times in which the outfits were originally worn.
We show a 200 year timeline of historic costume from 1765 to 1970 and can provide varying length and prices of shows depending on your specific requirements.
Shows are suitable for both genders and all age ranges, and have been performed for groups from 2000 persons to 10 persons.
For further details and booking information , please call the Fashion Review Co-ordinator, Margaret Mills at 888-0771.
Want to interact with the Museum?
Go to The Costume Museum's facebook fan page, where you can see a 'find' from our collection every week, discuss fashion and post photos of your favorite clothes.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/Costume-Museum-of-Canada/94897456640?ref=ts
Thanks to our Volunteers
The museum has been going through many changes recently and our volunteers have been instrumental in making those changes go as smoothly as possible. We owe many thanks to everyone who has given their time and energy to the museum over the last couple of months. We could not have done it without you.