Event description
The exhibition Le cucitrici – Voices of Montréal’s Italian Seamstresses highlights the vital role played by Italian women in Montréal’s clothing industry following the Second World War (1939–1945). Part of a major wave of immigration, these seamstresses made a significant contribution to the social, economic and cultural development of their community, at the same time participating in the rise of the manufacturing sector, which was key to the city.
We’re delighted to invite you to the opening of this new exhibition at the MEM. In the company of the team from Alliance Donne, a non-profit organization that represents women of Italian origin in Québec and highlights their contributions within this community, discover the little-known history of immigrant Italian seamstresses whose work has profoundly marked the city and its communities.