Presented by: Royal Ontario Museum
This exhibition focuses on the African Canadian community in North Buxton, Ontario- a community comprised of many freed slaves who settled in Canada- and explores the role of African Canadian women in strengthening community ties.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Royal Ontario Museum presents Stitching Community, an exhibition that uses quilts made from 1848 to 1976 to explore the role of African Canadian women in strengthening community ties. The exhibition focuses on the African Canadian community in North Buxton, Ontario- a community comprised of many freed slaves who settled in Canada.
The exhibition showcases artifacts loaned from the Buxton Museum and items from the Ontario Black History Society, including quilts, photographs, tools of the trade and a variety of black cloth dolls.
Starts: Jan 30, 2010 Ends: Sep 6, 2010
At: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto
Playing: Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Half Price Friday Nights take place from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Cost: Included with general Museum admission: Adults: $22; Students and Seniors with ID: $19; Children (4 to 14 years) $15; Children 3 and under are free.
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