Sixth Annual Friends Art Market

November 22-23

Shop local artisans and support the museum!

https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/friends-iqm/news

Diana Harrison: Traces in Cloth

Nov 1 - April 26

https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/exhibition/diana-harrison-traces-cloth

New Views: Shapeshifters

Sept 27 - March 29

https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/exhibition/new-views-shapeshifters

Old World Quilts

Sept 6 - July 12

https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/exhibition/old-world-quilts

Whimsy

June 21 - Nov 30

https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/exhibition/whimsy

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Nine Patch variation

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International Quilt Museum's Sixth Annual Art Market

Friday, November 22, 2019 to Saturday, November 23, 2019

Save the Date for Friends of the International Quilt Museum's Sixth Annual Art Market at the International Quilt Museum! We hope to see you Friday, November 22 from 1-7 p.m. and Saturday, November 23 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. as we support the museum and local artisans. Do your holiday shopping with local artists and support the museum. Enjoy FREE museum...

Closed for Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 28, 2019 to Sunday, December 1, 2019

The International Quilt Museum will be closed Thursday, November 28-Sunday, December 1 for Thanksgiving.

Behind the Scenes

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Go behind the scenes of the world’s largest publicly held quilt collection at Noon. Spend an hour touring the Dillow Conservation Work Room and Collections Storage with one of our team members. Cost: $30. Please call 402-472-6549 to reserve a spot on the tour.

Closed for UNL Winter Shutdown

Saturday, December 21, 2019 to Wednesday, January 1, 2020

The International Quilt Museum will be closed Dec. 21, 2019 - Jan. 1, 2020, as part of the University of Nebraska's Winter Shutdown.

No First Friday

Friday, January 3, 2020

The International Quilt Museum's First Friday programming will begin February 7, 2020.

First Friday featuring Fabric Valentines

Friday, February 7, 2020

Make a fabric Valentine for someone special—or yourself—during First Friday at the International Quilt Museum. Stop by between 4:30-6:30 p.m. to make a Valentine in the style of Scherenschnitte—a style of folding fabric and cutting designs like you would a snowflake. This is an all ages activity and will take about 15-20 minutes to complete. We are pleased to offer...