Small but mighty’ Canadian Museum of Inuit Art closing its doors – CBC

‘We want to see this collection go to an appropriate home,’ said MIA’s manager of operations

Apr 19, 2016

Canadians will have one less place to learn about Inuit art, as Toronto’s Canadian Museum of Inuit Art (MIA) is closing its doors on May 30.

The small harbourfront gallery doesn’t have the money to keep going, so its board of directors decided that it’s time to close shop.

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​”It is disappointing that this happened,” said Brittany Holliss the Manager of Operations.

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