Grab your valise and a trolley to see some antique quilt shows this winter and into spring.
Detail of Wheels Quilt
Collection of the Quilt Museum
California, San Jose
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. Blanket Statements: New Quilts from Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, England. Fifteen historical quilts from 1780 and 1949 and twenty from Kaffe Fassett's studio. March 12 – June 28, 2016
Kentucky, Paducah
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. Blanket Statements: New Quilts from Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, England. Fifteen historical quilts from 1780 and 1949 and twenty from Kaffe Fassett's studio. March 12 – June 28, 2016
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
Indiana, Indianapolis
Indianapolis Museum of Art. A Joy Forever: Marie Webster Quilts. March 4, 2016 - January 8, 2017.
California, Santa Ana
Bowers Museum. The Red That Colored the World; Cochineal. 100 objects-textiles, sculpture, paintings, manuscripts, decorative arts, clothing and more- the exhibition explores the history of cochineal and the seductive visual nature of red.
Through February 21, 2016http://www.bowers.org/index.php/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/417-the-red-that-colored-the-world
Indiana, Bloomington
Wylie House Museum is hosting an exhibit of Chris Allswede's collection of 20 antique quilts. March 3-5, 2016.
Through February 21, 2016http://www.bowers.org/index.php/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/417-the-red-that-colored-the-world
Indiana, Bloomington
Wylie House Museum is hosting an exhibit of Chris Allswede's collection of 20 antique quilts. March 3-5, 2016.
Poppy Quilt by Marie Webster
Collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art. A Joy Forever: Marie Webster Quilts. March 4, 2016 - January 8, 2017.
Kentucky, Paducah
National Quilt Museum
First Impressions 2016: New to the Collection. Classroom Gallery. February 24 - May 15, 2016
http://quiltmuseum.org/
Massachusetts, Lowell
New England Quilt Museum. Red, White & Green: Antique Quilts from the Permanent Collection
November 5, 2015 - February 20, 2016
The Other Side: Backs."Quilts hung so you can see both sides,a chance to see the other side of the story!" February 12 - April 11, 2016
The Pieced Empire: Antique New York Beauty Quilts with New Quilts from an Old Favorite: New York Beauty.
March 4 - May 10, 2016
Quilt Week is April 19-23. This year's Rotary Show of antiques Quilts Patriotic & Presidential is curated by Sue Reich.
March 4 - May 10, 2016
Quilt Week is April 19-23. This year's Rotary Show of antiques Quilts Patriotic & Presidential is curated by Sue Reich.
New England Quilt Museum. Red, White & Green: Antique Quilts from the Permanent Collection
November 5, 2015 - February 20, 2016
http://nequiltmuseum.org
Michigan State University Museum. Quilts of Southwest China. American and Chinese museums led by the MSU Museum and the Yunnan Nationalities Museum (Kunming), have documented Chinese patchwork tradition for this exhibit up through April 30, 2016.
http://museum.msu.edu/?q=node/1312
International Quilt Study Center & Museum/Quilt House.
New York, Manhattan
Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Quilts and Folk Art includes recent quilt acquisitions in two rotations: The second rotation is up through August 7, 2016.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/american-quilts-and-folk-art
Pennsylvania, Churchtown
Antique Quilts in the Mansion, Lancaster County’s Historic Poole Forge. March 14-19, 2016.
Pennsylvania, Doylestown
James A. Michener Art Museum. Blanket Statements: New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collections of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK. Through February 21, 2016.
The show will travel to the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. See above.
http://www.michenermuseum.org/
From Quilts of Southwest China
Michigan, East LansingMichigan State University Museum. Quilts of Southwest China. American and Chinese museums led by the MSU Museum and the Yunnan Nationalities Museum (Kunming), have documented Chinese patchwork tradition for this exhibit up through April 30, 2016.
http://museum.msu.edu/?q=node/1312
Quilt by an Unknown Maker, Cargo Collection
Nebraska, LincolnInternational Quilt Study Center & Museum/Quilt House.
African-American Quilts from the Cargo Collection. Through May 25, 2016
Favorites from the Byron and Sara Rhodes Dillow Collection showcases beautiful and rare chintz, toile, and calico in quilts and textiles that express the Dillows’ passion for fabric. Through August 23, 2016.
http://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions/
Applique quilt,
Ernestine Eberhardt Zaumseil, ca. 1865. Chandlerville, Illinois.
Gift of George E. Schoellkopf, 2013 (Detail)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, Manhattan
Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Quilts and Folk Art includes recent quilt acquisitions in two rotations: The second rotation is up through August 7, 2016.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/american-quilts-and-folk-art
Lancaster County quilt shown at the last Poole Forge show in 2014.
Pennsylvania, Churchtown
Antique Quilts in the Mansion, Lancaster County’s Historic Poole Forge. March 14-19, 2016.
Pennsylvania, Doylestown
James A. Michener Art Museum. Blanket Statements: New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collections of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK. Through February 21, 2016.
The show will travel to the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. See above.
http://www.michenermuseum.org/
Texas, LaGrange
Texas Quilt Museum. Antique Ohio Amish Quilts from the Darwin B. Bearley Collection. March 31-June 26, 2016.
http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/
Vermont, Essex Junction
Vermont Quilt Festival. June 24-26, 2016.Two antique exhibits this year:
Lobby Lights: Red and White Quilts.
Museum at Texas Tech University. Legacy of a Thousand Stitches includes almost 50 quilts spanning more than 150 years of history. Curated by Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery. Through May 15, 2016.
A bed-turning showing of other quilts from the collection is scheduled for March 31. Two quilt documentation days: April 9, May 14, 2016.
Vermont Quilt Festival. June 24-26, 2016.Two antique exhibits this year:
Lobby Lights: Red and White Quilts.
Plain and Fancy. Curators Donna Bister and Richard L. Cleveland are showing quilts from their 1991 book.
http://www.vqf.org/
http://www.vqf.org/
Quilt from the Etter Collection
Virginia, Harrisonburg
Virginia Quilt Museum. The American Quilt Study Group's Civil War Era Quilt Study will be up from November through March 1, 2016.
The Mary Spitzer Etter Collection will be up through May 7, 2016.
Virginia Quilt Museum. The American Quilt Study Group's Civil War Era Quilt Study will be up from November through March 1, 2016.
The Mary Spitzer Etter Collection will be up through May 7, 2016.
http://www.vaquiltmuseum.org
Virginia, Lynchburg
Lynchburg Museum. A Feast for the Eyes: Quilts and Textiles from Central Virginia. Through December 31, 2016,
http://www.lynchburgmuseum.org/features/
Virginia, Lynchburg
Lynchburg Museum. A Feast for the Eyes: Quilts and Textiles from Central Virginia. Through December 31, 2016,
http://www.lynchburgmuseum.org/features/
Washington, LaConner
LaConner Quilt and Textile Museum. A Stitch Here, a Stitch There: Quilts from the Permanent Collection. Through March 27, 2016.
http://www.laconnerquilts.org/a-stitch-here-a-stitch-there.htmlWest Virginia, Charleston
Clay Center. Visual Systems: The Quilter's Eye, a traveling exhibit from the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. Through March 6, 2016. Plus other exhibits and programming.
http://www.theclaycenter.org/art/art.aspx