The exhibition "Crown & Stage: The Monarchy and Shakespeare in Quilts" will open during the free April First Friday event at the International Quilt Museum. Co-Curated by Dr. Carole Levin, Willa Cather Emerita Professor of History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, "Crown & Stage" explores how quilts and other forms of material culture traveled beyond […]
Speaker: Janie York Sponsored by the International Quilt Museum
Professor and historian Janneken Smucker will lecture on the topic of “A New Deal for Quilts” — a new exhibition opening in the IQM’s Gottsch Gallery curated by Smucker. The exhibition will share stories of American quiltmakers and how they coped with the Great Depression, while also exploring the parallels between the economic crisis and […]
For the last 3+ years, our world has undergone a traumatic sea change. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced individuals, communities, and entire countries to shift their perspectives, policies, and priorities. And we have also experienced a new wave of interest in quilts and quiltmaking, as individuals and groups turned to home craft as both a […]
Speaker: Christopher Krampe Sponsored by the International Quilt Museum