Wednesdays – Sundays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visit the new main exhibition, Textile Revolution: An Exploration through Space and Time, to spin, weave, recycle, and design your way through textile history. Simulate parachuting from a real single-engine plane, throw the shuttle on an authentic hand loom, and design your own clothing line on a computer. See how textiles are changing your world, from protective clothing for firefighters and soldiers to revolutionary “shark skin” suits for our gold-medal Olympic swimmers - and so much more. You’ll never look at the fascinating world of textiles the same way again.
Free admission June 21. Museum opens with regular admission on June 24. Open Wednesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
Wednesdays – Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM
What Followed Me Home: Collecting Antique Quilts, Fabrics, and Tools will give visitors a look into the fabulous personal collection of respected quilt historian Stephanie Hatch. Over the past 30 years, Ms. Hatch has acquired a wonderful collection of quilts, from doll-size to full-size, fabrics from the 18th and 19th centuries, and tools used for cutting, stitching, and signing.
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Each quilt has at least two stories to tell. The first is how and why the fabric and its quilt came to be. The second is Ms. Hatch’s story of discovery and the reason she wanted to make each piece part of her collection. Sometimes it was an unusual printing technique and other times it was a combination of color and style too beautiful to pass up.
Through August 23.
Fee: Free with paid admission to museum.
Wednesdays – Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM
Adam and Eve, or some early humans, may have woven the first garment from animal or plant fibers to cover their skins and sins in order to stay warm and contrite. Whether fact or fiction, the role of textiles is woven into the story of human evolution and civilization. Textiles are versatile and universal; they can be as flexible as a cotton shirt and as strong as a NASA space suit. Threads: The Weaving of Stories will include the work of seven contemporary artists who explore and interpret textile themes: Jerry Beck, Claudia Bucher, Johnny Carrera, Diana Coluntino, Annet Couwenberg, Kim Salerno, and Isabel Riley. Their work will fuse the history of traditional textiles with contemporary issues, including science, technology, current fashion, history, and politics.Through September 27.
Fee: Free with paid admission to museum.
THE MUSEUM IS OPEN!
Come check out the new exhibit 
from Wednesday-Sunday,
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you!
