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December 21, 2022 · 5 Comments

Complete List of 60 Quilt Museums around the World

Bucket List Challenge· International· Ireland· Planning· Quilting· Road Trips· Travel· Travel Tips· United Kingdom· United States

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As you may know, quilting has a long history dating back centuries around the globe. However, it wasn’t until relatively recent years that quilting began to be seen as an actual art form. Today, these textile pieces of artwork can be found on display in museums all over the world!

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The first time I heard there was such a thing as a museum for quilts was when Master Quilter Mark Sherman came to visit the Charlotte Quilter’s Guild. It was also my first visit to a Quilters Guild and my first time seeing art quilts of that nature in person.

During his lecture, Mark talked about having some of his quilts being added to the National Quilt Museum collection in Paducah, Kentucky. I remember thinking at the time how great it was to have an entire museum dedicated to quilts! Then I went to Virginia.

Did you know…

The very first museum to recognize quilts as art was the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont!

My first trip to the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival in Virginia Beach there was a booth set up in the main lobby for the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisburg. Well that got my brain going. How many quilt museums are there? 

So far, I’ve found more actual quilt museums here in the United States (stretching from coast to coast) than worldwide. How lucky are we? But I’ve also found some pretty amazing international textile museums as well!

I will continually update this list as I get new information. So, be sure to bookmark this page or Pin it to Pinterest so you can check back when you’re ready to plan your next trip!

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    Quilt & Textile Museums around the United states

    NameLocation
    San Jose Museum of Quilts & TextilesSan Jose, California
    Visions Quilt MuseumSan Diego, California
    Mingei Int’l MuseumSan Diego, California
    Rocky Mountain Quilt MuseumGolden, Colorado
    Winterthur MuseumWinterthur, Delaware
    Southeastern Quilt MuseumCarrollton, Georgia
    Kona Hawaiian Quilt MuseumKailua Kona, Hawaii
    Quilters Hall of Fame (inside the Marion Webster House)Marion, Indiana
    Kalona Wahl MuseumKalona, Iowa
    Iowa Quilt Museum (Fons & Porter hometown)Winterset, Iowa
    National Quilt MuseumPaducah, Kentucky
    New England Quilt MuseumLowell, Massachusetts
    Michigan State University Great Lakes Quilt CenterEast Lansing, Michigan
    Textile CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota
    Missouri Quilt MuseumHamilton, Missouri
    International Quilt MuseumLincoln, Nebraska
    American Folk Art MuseumNew Yok, New Yok
    Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage CenterCullowhee, North Carolina
    Shelton House MuseumWaynesville, North Carolina
    Museum of Early Southern Decorative ArtsWinston-Salem, North Carolina
    Dairy Barn Arts CenterAthens, Ohio
    Vintage Sewing CenterTulsa, Oklahoma
    Latimer Quilt & Textile MuseumTillamook, Oregon
    State Museum of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
    Packwood Home MuseumLewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Englewood Textile MuseumEnglewood, Tennessee
    Texas Quilt MuseumLa Grange, Texas
    Brigham City Museum of Art & HistoryBrigham City, Utah
    Shelburne Museum Shelburne, Vermont
    Virginia Quilt MuseumHarrisonburg, Virginia
    Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts MuseumLa Conner, Washington
    White Bluffs Quilt MuseumRichland, Washington
    DAR MuseumWashington, DC
    George Washington University Textile MuseumWashington, DC
    Smithsonian Museum National
    Quilt Collection
    Washington, DC
    Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber ArtsCedarburg, Wisconsin

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    qUILT & Textile mUSEUMS around THE wORLD

    Now, after I put together the list of all the quilt museums I found here in the US. It got me thinking, are there quilt museums in other countries? And the answer was a very exciting ‘yes’! In fact, there are Quilt Museums and art museums that include quilt exhibits all over the world!

    Sadly, I wasn’t able to find as many quilting museums as I’d hoped. However, when I expanded my search to include ‘textiles’ I was rewarded with a grand list everywhere from Europe to eastern Asia!

    The fun thing about visiting Textile museums is you get to see how the fabrics get made, including old mills and looms that are no longer in use today. Also, you’ll find a few Museums on this list in India and Indonesia that have some fantastic exhibits on how batiks are made!

    So, if you’re planning an international trip, be sure to check if there’s a quilt museum and/or textile museum nearby!

    NameLocation
    Royal Textile Academy of BhutanThimphu, Bhutan
    Threads of Life Textile Museum & GalleryGianyar, Bali
    Wesserling Park Textile MuseumHusseren-Wesserling, France
    Museum of Textiles of FranceLyon, France
    Bocholt Textile WorksBocholt, Germany
    Delmenhorst Museum for Industrial CultureDelmenhorst, Germany
    Cromford Textile MillRatingen, Germany
    Cloth Factory MullerEuskirchen, Germany
    Iceland Textile CenterBlonduos, Iceland
    Sanskriti Museum of Indian TextilesDelhi, India
    National Handicrafts & Handlooms MuseumNew Delhi, India
    Textile Museum of JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    Kurdish Textile MuseumErbil, Iraq Kurdistan
    National Museum of Ireland Textile CollectionDublin, Ireland
    National Museum NI Quilt & Textile CollectionUlster, Northern Ireland
    Museum of Textiles of ItalyPrato, Italy
    Chojun Textile & Quilt Art MuseumSeoul, Korea
    National Textile MuseumKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Central Museum of Textiles, LodzLodz, Poland
    Quilters Guild MuseumYork, United Kingdom
    Welsh Quilt CenterWales, United Kingdom
    American Museum & Garden Quilt CollectionBath, United Kingdom
    Helmshore Mills Textile MuseumLancashire, United Kingdom
    Queen Street Mill Textile MuseumLancashire, United Kingdom
    Quarry Bank Mill Historical Textile MillCheshire, United Kingdom
    Victoria & Albert Museum Textile CollectionLondon, United Kingdom

    Have you been to any of these Quilt Museums yet? Because it’s on my big Quilters Bucket List to visit them all!!

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    1. Virginia Berger says

      April 20, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      Kalona Quilt Museum, Kalona, IA – two galleries, one with Amish quilts on display at all times and one with “English” quilts (non-Amish) on display usually to a curated theme.

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      • Rona the Ribbiter says

        April 20, 2021 at 2:53 pm

        Thank you Virginia for letting me know! I have added the Kalona Museum to the list.

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    2. Cara says

      August 27, 2021 at 5:23 am

      ‘Threads of Life’ textile centre in Ubud, Bali should be on your list – so interesting!!

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      • Rona the Ribbiter says

        August 27, 2021 at 9:13 am

        Thank you so much for the heads up. The textile gallery looks amazing! Definitely adding it to my bucket list for my next trip to Bali! 😀

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    3. Susan says

      September 4, 2021 at 11:14 am

      While not exactly a quilt museum, the Bennington (VT) Museum has the Jane Stickle on display from Labor Day weekend to Columbus/Native People’s Day every year. Absolutely awesome.

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