Textile exhibitions
Exhibitions feature quilts, textiles, and textile-based art.
Visitors can view exhibitions focused on quilts, textiles, and textile-based art at this San Jose art museum. Current programming includes a juried open call exhibition for Bay Area textile artists, alongside exhibitions exploring themes such as the female body, labor, and resistance. The permanent collection holds more than 1,200 objects, including historic and contemporary quilts, garments, woven tapestries, and textiles from world cultures. Collection access is currently limited to scholarly research by appointment. The museum preserves and shares knowledge about textile creation, beauty, and its relationship to human culture and expression. Its specialties include art quilts, fiber art, and world textiles, with works by California fiber artists represented in the collection. It is located in San Jose.
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Exhibitions feature quilts, textiles, and textile-based art.
More than 1,200 quilts, garments, and textile works.
Collection access is available for scholarly research by appointment.
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