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The International Quilt Study Center & Museum was founded in 1997 and is now the home of the largest publicly held quilt collection in the world. The center is an academic program of the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The quilts provide the primary text for academic study and research, as well as the basis for fascinating exhibitions.
Current and coming exhibitions are:
“American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870–1940,” May 23–Nov. 15, 2009
“A Fairyland of Fabrics: The Victorian Crazy Quilt,” July 24–Oct. 25, 2009
“Four Part Harmony: The Linda Carlson Four-Block Quilt Collection,” Oct. 30, 2009–March 28, 2010
“Perspectives: Art, Craft, Design, and the Studio Quilt,” Nov. 21, 2009–May 9, 2010
“Quilts Under the Microscope,” Apr. 4–Sept. 12, 2010
“South Asian Seams: Quilts from India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh,” May 15–Nov. 7, 2010
Program schedules and other details are available at http://quiltstudy.org.
The museum is open at 1523 N. 33rd, Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 1:00–4:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 ages 5–18, free under age 5.
Public guided tours are available on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. These tours are free with admission. Reserved guided tours for groups of 10 or more are available during public hours. Please schedule at least four weeks in advance by calling (402) 472-6579.
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