Learn to do by Doing

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Learn to Do by Doing is an exhibition of pieces from the MCML collection that document research and study of craft. Workbooks and assignments made by students of all ages, with samples of techniques carefully labelled. Sample books from crafters documenting independent research, or building reference works to return to again and again. Samplers made to practice and perfect new techniques. Teaching samples made by instructors to help their students. Learn to Do by Doing displays various ways we learn, practice, and share craft.

Curated by Caley Dyck

This exhibit was supported by the Young Canada Works Program (Government of Canada) and the Heritage Grants Program (Province of Manitoba)

Please use the buzzer code 22 when you arrive for entry. We are open 12-4 Wednesday - Saturday (closed long weekends).

Links

• Website c2centreforcraft.ca
• Accessibility information c2centreforcraft.ca

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Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library

Dedicated to preserving the heritage, teaching the student, inspiring the artist, and promoting a way of life that values the handmade, the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library has its origins in the early years of the Crafts Guild of Manitoba. The Guild was formed in 1928 as a branch of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, and in 1933 that group established both a Permanent Collection and Library.

Over the years, volunteers worked to develop the collection, create exhibits, establish and deliver programming, and to care for the collection according to museum standards.

The Guild also established, in the early 1930s, a library of craft publications and patterns for use in workshops and by craftspeople.

The Library grew steadily over the years, and in 1948 was named the Gladys Chown Memorial Library in memory of a President of the Guild who died while in office. In the early 1990s volunteers worked to institute established library procedures and to develop the library into a more comprehensive resource.

In 1997 the Crafts Guild of Manitoba closed its doors, but the two collections were kept together and are managed by the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, an independent organization.