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The Quilt Museum and Gallery opens to the public on 7 June 2008 and will be Europe's first museum dedicated to quilt making and textile arts.
Situated in the medieval guildhall of St Anthony in Peasholme Green, York, the Quilt Museum and Gallery will be home to The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles and its world-famous Heritage Quilt Collection.
Our opening exhibition, Quilts in Time: Journey from Bed to Wall, curated by Helen Joseph will include items from the Guild’s own collection as well as work borrowed from contemporary quiltmakers. Visitors will be treated
to favourite collection items like the complex Mrs Billings coverlet;
the V for Victory quilt and the Kaleidoscope quilt made for a ‘bottom
drawer’ as well as Michele Walker’s Fieldforce, acquired by The Guild in 2006. The iconic 1718 silk patchwork coverlet will also have a rare outing.
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Heritage Lottery Fund Awarded to York's Newest Museum |
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The Quilt Museum and Gallery, scheduled to open to the public on 7 June, has been awarded £193,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop education and volunteer programmes over the next three years.
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Press Release: 24 January 2008 |
New Museum dedicated to quilting and textile arts opens in York in June 2008
Europe’s first and only museum dedicated to quilting and textile arts opens its new facility in June 2008, in historic York’s medieval St Anthony’s Hall. The Quilt Museum and Gallery will become the national headquarters of the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles and its world-famous Heritage Collection.
From 7 June, visitors young and old will be able to enjoy not only the wonderful colours, textures and patterns of quilts and textiles ancient and modern on display, but also be encouraged to find out more, and even try their hand at this traditional, and hugely popular, range of crafts.
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Quilts in Time: Journey from Bed to Wall |
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Q: How do you make a statement about an organisation?
A: Create an exhibition that shows its character, its traditions and
aspirations. Then put it in a superb 15th century guildhall in a major
tourist destination for impact!
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