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Textile
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Textile History Museum 
 Website for this Massachusetts museum with a mission of "[telling] America's story through art, science, and history of its textiles." Features overviews of exhibits and collections (such as costumes and machinery) and a growing database of items from the museum's permanent collection. http://www.athm.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Dec 11, 2007 The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection at The Ohio State University
This site highlights items from this fashion collection, which includes "a range of historic textiles from the 15th century to 20th century furnishing fabrics ... [and] garments and accessories from the mid-18th century to contemporary 21st century designers." Features selected images from the collection and from exhibits such as "A Century of Style: 100 Years of 4-H Fashion." Includes related links. http://costume.osu.edu Topics: Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Feb 17, 2005 La Conner Quilt Museum
This site features information about the La Conner, Washington state, quilt museum, which is housed in the Gaches Mansion. The site offers information about past, current, and future museum exhibits and the annual quilt festival. Includes photos and information about the restoration of the building, which was previously a private residence, a hospital, and an apartment house. http://www.laconnerquilts.com Topics: Crafts, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jul 31, 2005 Textile Museum
The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to the study, preservation, interpretation, and exhibition of over 5,000 years of the textile arts of non-Western cultures. Its Web site provides an artful taste of the museum's collection, featuring online versions of current exhibitions, a calendar of events, an overview of the museum's Textile Learning Center, and annotated links. An additional resource is the" Care and Display" section with information about conservation consultations and four complete pamphlets which cover pest control and also the care, storage, and hanging of textiles. http://www.textilemuseum.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 23, 2001 |
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