Amati instruments and rare fashions are on display at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre on the USask campus.
A new in-house exhibit curated by the DCC in partnership with the university’s Department of Music features for the first time, the viola, cello and two violins handcrafted by members of the Amati family in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The university owns the only complete collection of Amati Quartet instruments in Canada and one of the few in the world.
Another in-house exhibition displays some rare fashions owned by the late Olive Diefenbaker, which she wore on her many engagements as the spouse of Canada’s thirteenth prime Minister.
Curatorial, collections and exhibits manager, Heather Fraser says, “One of the dresses that we have on display is the gown that Olive wore in her official portrait, making it an interesting piece of Canadian history.”
It is being taken out of the Diefenbaker vault for the first time.
Both exhibits run through October 30th.
You can pre-purchase tickets for scheduled tours.

https://diefenbaker.usask.ca