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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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St Anthony's Hall will be will be open (free of charge) from 1 pm to 4pm on Saturday 24 May for a sneak preview in advance of the grand opening.
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. 
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. 
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.