National Quilt Museum

National Quilt Museum


Established	25 April 1991 (1991-04-25)
Location	Paducah, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°05′22″N 88°35′50″W / 37.08935°N 88.59718°W / 37.08935; -88.59718
Type	Art museum
Founder	Bill and Meredith Schroeder
CEO	Matt Collinsworth
Curator	Rachael L. Baar
Website	quiltmuseum.org

The National Quilt Museum, located in Paducah, Kentucky, is an art museum that exhibits fiber art and quilting from around the world. The museum is recognized by USA Today as one of the world's top quilt displays.^[1]^[2] This textile museum supports local and expert quilters by providing workshops and other educational activities.^[3]

The National Quilt Museum was established by Bill and Meredith Schroeder of Paducah and opened to the public on April 25, 1991. It is the only museum dedicated to contemporary quilts and quiltmakers. The main gallery is devoted to a rotating selection from the museum's collection of over 600 quilts. Its two other galleries exhibit rotating fiber art exhibits throughout the year. Its founding executive director was Victoria Faoro.^[4] The museum also features a traveling exhibit that is made up of quilts and fiber art.

In addition, the museum also offers educational opportunities for adults and kids at all skill levels. In 1993 the museum hosted the first African American Quilters Forum and in 1995 the museum developed "Gatherings", an exhibit and conference celebrating quilt documentation projects completed across the country.^[5]

The museum was honored in May 2008 when the U.S. Congress designated it the National Quilt Museum of the United States.^[6] May Louise Zumwalt, former executive director of the museum, said "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 averages 40,000 visitors per year.

In July 2021, Matt Collinsworth became chief executive officer of the museum.^[7]

References

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^ Bleiberg, Larry (November 4, 2014). "10 best places to see amazing quilts". USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^ "National Quilt Museum honors fabric art". Reuters. July 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^ Linda Elisabeth LaPinta, Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce (University Press of Kentucky, 2023) online review of this book.
^ MAQS Quilts: The Founders Collection. Museum of the American Quilter's Society. 2001. p. 9. ISBN 1574327801.
^ MAQS Quilts: The Founders Collection. Museum of the American Quilter's Society. 2001. p. 136. ISBN 1574327801.
^ "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 23 (Tuesday, February 12, 2008)".
^ OPERLE, DEREK (May 28, 2021). "Quilt Museum names new CEO". The Paducah Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

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