Something BIG has come to the ROM. The newest ROM exhibition showcases objects that, in one way or another, are BIG: big in size, big in historical significance, big news, created by a big name (Alexander McQueen, Martin Margiela, Vivienne Tam, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent among them), or, simply, carry a big price tag.
Where fashion and fibre arts come alive.
From prehistory through to the present day, textile production has been a fundamental part of human existence. Textiles and fashion are quintessential elements of establishing identity, and play a critical role in our continued understanding of cultures, social customs, economy and survival.
Explore the rich heritage of textiles and fashion from around the world in a gallery devoted to showcasing the extensive transformations in textile design, manufacturing, and cultural relevance throughout the past 3,000 years. Weaving, needlework, printed and archaeological textiles, and silks are all represented here and regular rotations of the collection's fragile and sensitive objects makes for an ever-changing tableau of discovery.
About the Gallery
What?
Approximately 200 objects, rotating from the 50,000 artifacts in the ROM's stunning textile and costume collections are on display at any given time. Given the fragility and sensitivity of some of the objects, pieces are rotated quite frequently.
Where?
Objects represent the development of textile and costume from around the world.
When?
From the 1st century BC to the present day.
