American Museum of Quilts and Textiles
766 S. Second Street
San Jose, Ca 95112
408/971-0323
The American Museum of Quilts and Textiles is located in San Jose,
California. The museum has been in existence for over ten years. They
have six to seven exhibits a year from either their private collection
or from artisans and collectors. If you would like more information,
please contact Beve Pevarnick, Executive Director at (408) 971-0323.
BankAmerica Corporate Art Program
560 Davis Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, Ca
415/622-1265
Mailing Address
PO Box 37000
San Francisco, Ca 94137
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, Ca 92706
714/972-1900
Esprit de Corp
900 Minnesota Street
San Francisco, Ca 94107
415/648-6900
The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
M H de Young Memorial Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
415/2214811
Levi Strauss and Company
1155 Battery Street
San Francisco, Ca
415/544-600
Mailing Address
PO Box 7215
San Francisco, Ca 94120-6901
McHenry Museum
1402 I Street
Modesto, Ca 95354
209/577-5366
The Oakland Museum
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, Ca 94607
510/273-3402
DAR Museum (Daughters of the American Revolution Museum)
1776 "D" Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 879-3241
Textile Curator, Nancy Gibson Tuckorn
The DAR Museum is home to over 250 American made quilts, most with documented histories. The earliest quilt in the collection dates prior to the Revolutionary War and the latest ca. 1930. Most were made prior to 1860. The Museum is known for its outstanding collection of early chintz quilts.
A permenant display of up to eight quilts rotate at least twice a year. Located at the back of the Museum gallery, it is free and open to the public. Quilts are on exhibition in four of the 33 period rooms. These are seen by guided tour only, between the hours of 10:00am and 2:30pm Monday through Friday and from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Sunday. The Museum is closed Saturdays and Holiday weekends and Holiday Mondays.
A one and a half hour program is held the first Thursdays of most months from 10:30am to 12:00. At least 25 quilts from the collection are studied. Advance reservations are required. The fee is $10 per person. Special arrangements for large groups may be made.
A Textile Identification clinic is held the last Wednesdays of most months from 1:00 to 3:00pm. The curator will attempt to identify any pre-twentieth century American made or used textile. Advance reservations are required. The fee is $10 per object.
The Museum contains a Decorative Arts Library which is open to the public by reservation.
http://www.tiac.net/users/mps/
8 Shattuck Street
Lowell MA 01852
(508) 452-4207
Hrs.: Tues.-Sat. 10am-4pm
Sun. 12noon-4pm
Their hours this summer are:
Tues - Sat.: 10-4
Sun: 12-4
Admission is free to museum members - the museum shop is open free to the public.
Thousand Island Craft School and Textile Museum
Clayton, NY at 315-686-4123
If you are interested in more information about the Virginia Quilt Museum, you can write to P.O. Box 1131, Harrisonburg, VA 22801-1131.
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