Explore Manitoba Craft History

Judy Stewart tells us about her craft journey that led her to the creation of her famous Jenny Doll!

Amanda Onchulenko tells us about her craft journey, and her practice of making art quilts with bold, beautiful and vibrant colour.  

Uncovering the Collection is a series of videos that showcase some of the less frequently seen objects in the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library’s collection of over 10,000 items. This...

If you live in Winnipeg, you are probably familiar with the work of artist Leo Mol. He is known for his wonderful bronze sculptures depicting playful scenes of wildlife, public...

The art of clothes-making is one of the most fundamental and oldest crafts, and so it is no wonder that such a large portion of the MCML’s collection is made...

Basketry is an art that has maintained its roots in tradition and function throughout the thousands of years of its existence. Astrid Brunner notes that “vessels have been fashioned ever...

Uncovering the Collection is a series of videos that showcase some of the less frequently seen objects in the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library’s collection of over 10,000 items. This...

Craft enhances everyday life in many simple and wonderful ways, bringing joy both to the makers and users of craft objects everywhere. It only makes sense that when different cultures...

The Crafts Guild of Manitoba created many exhibitions, but their most popular exhibition was “In Praise of Craft,” a juried exhibition held in 1978 to celebrate the Guild’s 50th anniversary....

Beginning from its establishment the Canadian Handicrafts Guild was a promoter of Indigenous art. The Manitoba Crafts Guild began selling and exhibiting Inuit carvings, brought south by James Houston, in...