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International Quilt Museum Announces Establishment of Modern Quilt Guild Collection

February 22, 2021

The International Quilt Museum (IQM) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced the establishment of a new Modern Quilt Guild Collection. The new collection will preserve a representation of the Modern Quilt Movement, which began in 2009 and continues today, through the purchase of selected...

Announcing Project Potholder

January 7, 2021

Friends of the International Quilt Museum is pleased to announce the launch of a new fundraising effort to benefit the museum: Project Potholder.

A follow-up to their 2019-2020 fundraiser Project Pincushion, Friends are inviting quilters and sewers nationwide to make potholders that will...

International Quilt Museum to reopen Aug. 4

July 31, 2020

The International Quilt Museum will reopen its doors to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays beginning Aug. 4.

As with the rest of campus, visitors are asked to wear face masks and observe physical distancing. The museum has additional safety precautions in...

Celebrate the Virtual Opening of 'For the Love of Gaia'

June 23, 2020

Join us for the virtual opening of the International Quilt Museum's newest exhibition, "For the Love of Gaia" on June 26. You will hear from the guest curator and featured artists and receive a digital look at the exhibition.

Register at...

'Judith Trager: Refugee Series' Virtual Pop-Up Opens

June 19, 2020

“Judith Trager: Refugee Series” is presented by the International Quilt Museum in recognition of World Refugee Day, a project of the UNHCR. The annual event on June 20 brings awareness to the global crisis of displaced persons.

In 2016, Judith Trager was following the news of...