Virtual Our Collective Threads School Program

Program Details

The clothes we wear offer clues to who we are and where we come from. What we wear can often tell others about our hobbies and interests, our skills, our cultural background or our jobs.

The WDM holds an extensive collection of textiles worn by Saskatchewan people from the 19th century to the present day. From this collection, 20 clothing stories are featured in the Our Collective Threads virtual exhibit, reflecting the diversity of Saskatchewan's people past and present.

In Module 1 of this school program, students will visit the Our Collective Threads virtual exhibit to examine these pieces and how they reflect the stories and identities of their wearers. In Module 2, they will reflect on how their own clothing choices reflect parts of their identity and create a visual representation of who they are. In Module 3, they will be challenged to think critically about the exhibit creation process, what impacts decisions about what is or isn't included, and what that means for how history is presented to the public by museums.

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