Exhibits

Bird Exhibit + Open House

5596 McDonalds Corners Rd, McDonalds Corners ON K0G1M0

Saturday, May 16 | 2:00–4:00 PM

Tea + Cookies will be served

Join us for an afternoon celebrating the 10th Anniversary opening of the museum, featuring Ankaret Dean’s Bird exhibition!

This exhibition will include baskets that Ankaret has made over several years and many new ones too. She finds using natural materials ideal for making birds using basketry techniques. Lately, she’s used a combination of wire - used for trellising grapes - for her smaller birds, as wire is more pliable for making smaller birds and coloured round reed.

Ankaret has started making birds while living on the farm in Elphin, they've been flying in her house ever since.

We hope to see you there!

The museum has over 200 exhibits in the 1930s stable building. Anything from traditional lightweight boat made of willow to a miniature spruce decorated basket from British Columbia. To our elaborate collection of Canadian Indigenous baskets made from various natural materials.

The exhibits focus on baskets made from 15 different local materials. Some of these materials are growing in the gardens around the museum.

Get a glimpse of multiple collections including our virtual tours.

Main Gallery

It features four exhibition cases including Indigenous - Willow- Cedar, Pine Needle, Birch and others.

A tiny wall case displays twelve miniature baskets.

The exhibitions include basketry tools, a library and examples of basketry materials.

All of the baskets have been collected by Ankaret Dean in her 40+ years as a fibre artist and instructor. Some baskets in the exhibition were made by Ankaret, others by First Nations basketmakers from across Canada, and some by international basketmakers.

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Rotating Gallery

It features exhibits that are not made from local materials, such as bamboo, raffia and grasses. It’s located in the loft above the Main Gallery. The exhibits have included Birds, Animals and Masks.

In 2020, we created virtual tours and the Five Basketry Stories from My Travels is a great glimpse into what’s been showcased in the rotating gallery.