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The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky
The National Quilt Museum, formerly the Museum of the American Quilter's Society, is located in Paducah, Kentucky. The museum houses a large collection of quilts, most of which are winning entries from the American Quilter's Society festival and quilt competition held yearly in April. The Museum also houses other exhibits of quilt collections, both historic and modern.
The Museum of the American Quilter's Society (MAQS) was established by American Quilter's Society co-founders Bill and Meredith Schroeder of Paducah and opened to the public on April 25, 1991. It is the world's foremost museum devoted to quilts and the only museum dedicated to today's quilts and quiltmakers. The main gallery is devoted to a rotating selection of the Museum's permanent collection of over 200 quilts. MAQS also develops temporary exhibitions and exhibitions that travel to other galleries and museums, helping educate and inspire a wider spectrum of viewers.
The museum was honored in May 2008 when the U.S. Congress designated it The National Quilt Museum of the United States. May Louise Zumwalt, Executive Director of the Museum, said recently “Though it does not mean we will receive national funding, it does recognize that we are a quilt museum with national significance.” This designation brings additional attention and helps increase the number of visitors. The Museum currently averages 40,000 visitors per year from across the country and at least 25 foreign countries.
See also
- Quilt Museum and Gallery in England
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Paducah, Kentucky Subject areas Culture • Demographics • Education • Economy • Geography • History • Mayors • Media • People • TransportationTop subjects Dippin' Dots • Fort Anderson • Irvin S. Cobb Bridge • Kentucky Oaks Mall • Museum of the American Quilter's Society • National Weather Service Paducah • Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant • Paducah Public Schools • The Paducah SunProminent suburbs Layered textiles Quilting Baltimore album · Corded quilting · Crazy quilting · Foundation piecing · Hawaiian quilt · Nakshi Kantha · Patchwork quilt · Provençal quilts · Quilt art · Quilting · Quilts · Ralli quilt · Sashiko quilting · Trapunto
Patchwork Applique History & works People Sandy Bonsib · Jo Budd · Jennifer Chiaverini · Mimi Dietrich · Harriet Powers · Holice Turnbow · Marie WebsterOrganizations, Museums & Events Great Lakes Quilt Center · International Quilt Study Center · Museum of the American Quilter's Society · Quilt Index · Quilters Hall of Fame · Quilt National · Quilt Treasures · San Jose Museum of Quilts & TextilesTextile museums North America Bates Mill · Cooper-Hewitt · Cotton Museum · International Quilt Study Center · Lowell National Historical Park · Mission Mill Museum · Museum of Work and Culture · Museum L-A · Museum of the American Quilter's Society · San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles · Shelburne Museum · Slater Mill · Textile Museum, Washington D.C. · Textile Museum of Canada · Windham Textile and History Museum
Central America Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and ClothingEurope Bielsko-Biała Museum · Helmshore · Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery · Queen Street Textile Museum · Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź · Ethnographic Museum (Belgrade) · Fashion and Textile Museum · Fashion Museum, Bath · Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin · Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture · Museum of the Romanian Peasant · National Museum of Costume · Quarry Bank Mill · Victoria and Albert Museum · Wigan Pier · Wollaton HallAsia Bhutan Textile Museum · Calico Museum of Textiles · Chojun Textile & Quilt Art Museum · Kurdish Textile Museum · Textile Museum (Jakarta) · Yokohama Silk MuseumCoordinates: 37°05′22″N 88°35′50″W / 37.08935°N 88.59718°W
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- Textile museums in Kentucky
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