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Organization
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
The mission of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is to promote the art, craft and history of quilts and other textiles. Textile art transcends cultural, ethnic and age boundaries and encompasses traditional as well as contemporary forms. The museum provides a serious venue for all artists working with textiles, filling a void left by larger institutions with a narrower view of what defines artistic expression. Its exhibits and programs promote the appreciation of quilts and textiles as art and provide an understanding of their role in the lives of their makers, in cultural traditions, and as historical documents. The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, recognized as the oldest quilt museum in the United States, was founded in 1977 by the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association. In 2005 it became one of the top ten attractions in San Jose.
Museum Hours:
Tues-Sun: 10am-5pm
Frist Friday of each month 8pm-11pm
Monday & Major Holidays - Closed
Admission:
Adults: $6.50
Seniors and Students with ID: $5
Free admission on the first Friday of each month
Free to members and children 13 years and under.
Parking:
Metered street parking on First Street in front of museum; parking lots at Market and San Salvador.-
Contact Info
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 S. 1st Street
San Jose, CA 95113Phone: 408-971-0323
Fax: 408-971-7226
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Current Events
11/18/08-
01/25/09Four Contemporary Fiber Art Masters
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/18/08-
01/25/09Shifting Focus: Ikat Textiles from the Collection
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Upcoming Events
02/01/09 Kids Create
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Member Reviews
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Event Name: Advanced Geometry: Gloria Hansen
"Amazing"
Review posted by: Susan from San Francisco, CA, Jun 17, 2008
Loved the work. Compelling from a distance. Outstanding from the art to the workmanship.
Loved the work. Compelling from a distance. Outstanding from the art to the workmanship.
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Event Name: Permanent Madness
"Love, madness and poetry"
Review posted by: John Rickman from Cupertino CA USA, Feb 26, 2007
At the core of the installation are three elaborate robes, each one representing a different character in the story, red for Layla, the lovely and unobtainable object of Majun’s desire, blue for... Expand
At the core of the installation are three elaborate robes, each one representing a different character in the story, red for Layla, the lovely and unobtainable object of Majun’s desire, blue for Majun, the lover driven to madness and poetry by desire. The three robes are bound together by white gossamer ribbons or streamers. The delicateness of the bonds that chain the two lovers together help convey a sense of the fragility of love, sanity, and life and also explore the fine line between ecstasy and madness. One welcome outcome of viewing the work is that it leaves one with a desire to know more about the tale that inspired it and the art that grew out of that story. What one discovers is a world as exotic as the stories of Scheherazade and as familiar as a soap opera. Like the story that inspired it there is more to the installation than what can be dealt with here and, also like the story, it is worth experiencing. Collapse
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Event Name: Fast Forward: State of the Art Quilt
"You've never seen quilts like this!"
Review posted by: KdK from San Jose, CA USA, Nov 08, 2006
These aren't quilts as in bedcovers, these are quilts as in art pieces that hang on the wall. They are in all sizes and shapes and are really paintings made of fabric. A must-see.
These aren't quilts as in bedcovers, these are quilts as in art pieces that hang on the wall. They are in all sizes and shapes and are really paintings made of fabric. A must-see.
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Event Name: Quilt National '05 Exhibition
"Prepared to be surprised."
Review posted by: BB from San Jose, CA USA, Oct 27, 2006
These are not your grandmother's quilts. They are more like paintings than bedcovers. These are contemporary works that are beautiful, but also surprising and at times challenging. Art quilts are a... Expand
These are not your grandmother's quilts. They are more like paintings than bedcovers. These are contemporary works that are beautiful, but also surprising and at times challenging. Art quilts are a contemporary art form invented by women. Check it out and support women artists. Collapse
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Event Name: Katherine Westerhout: After/Image
"Wow!"
Review posted by: Connie DeWitt from San Jose, CA USA, Sep 16, 2006
Prepare to be amazed at these really compelling photographic images -- and the dimensional quality they take on when transformed to tapestry. Photography fans as well as fans of other visual arts will... Expand
Prepare to be amazed at these really compelling photographic images -- and the dimensional quality they take on when transformed to tapestry. Photography fans as well as fans of other visual arts will love it. Collapse
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Event Name: Art About Art: The Weavings of Virginia Davis
"It's not what you think...check it out!"
Review posted by: Connie DeWitt from San Jose, CA USA, Sep 16, 2006
This museum is a well-kept secret. Virginia Davis's work is amazing -- they are like paintings, but executed in the weaving itself. The other exhibits there are also remarkable. Check out Katherine... Expand
This museum is a well-kept secret. Virginia Davis's work is amazing -- they are like paintings, but executed in the weaving itself. The other exhibits there are also remarkable. Check out Katherine Westerhout's fabulous photos-turned-tapestries. These shows close soon, so check it out. Collapse
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Past Events
01/04/09 Kids Create
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles12/07/08 Kids Create
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/22/08 Threads of Wisdom: The Artful Approach of Four Fiber Artists
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/21/08 Breakthrough: Strategies for Artistic Growth
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/07/08 High Fiber Under Five
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/02/08 Kids Create
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/11/08 2nd Annual Art of Collecting Symposium
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/05/08 Kids Create
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/07/08 The History of Art Quilts with Robert Shaw
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/06/08 A Conversation with Robert Shaw: Radka Donnell in Context
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/02/08-
11/02/08Charged Sites: Radka Donnell's Art Quilts
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/02/08-
11/02/08‘Til Death Do Us Part: Wedding Quilts from the Collection
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles08/24/08 Sha Sha Higby performs In a Cloud of Glass
MACLA08/23/08 Sha Sha Higby in Transition
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/27/08 Batik: A Collection of Beauty and Heritage
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/22/08 The New World of Knitting: A Slide Lecture
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/21/08 Artful Knit: A Sculptural Approach to Knitting
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/17/08-
08/24/08In Javanese Moonlight: Sha Sha Higby
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/17/08-
08/24/08Beyond Knitting: Uncharted Stitches
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/17/08-
08/24/08Pun Intended: The Appliqued Wit of Dorothy Vance
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/17/08-
08/24/08Crocheted Reef and Anemone Garden
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/08/08 A Mao a Minute: Real Computers as Virtual Weavers
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles06/07/08 Creating Conscious Clothing
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/05/08 Hand and Art
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/01/08-
06/08/08Pixels & Pieces
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/01/08-
06/08/08Core Memory/Peripheral Vision
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/01/08-
06/08/08Advanced Geometry: Gloria Hansen
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/01/08-
06/08/08Awareables: Conscious Clothing
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles03/16/08 Celebrating a Sensation: Marian Clayden High Tea, High Fashion
San Jose City Hall02/10/08 Artist Lecture: Shoescapes and other Stitches
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/20/08 Gallery Walkthrough Event - About Clayden: A Curator's Perspective
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/15/08-
03/23/08Marian Clayden - The Dyer's Hand
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles12/07/07 Fashionable Friday
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/17/07 The Art of Collecting & Becoming Collectible: A Conversation on Making, Appraising & Collecting Textile Art
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/21/07 30th Birthday Party and Opening Reception
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/16/07-
01/06/08Saturn Returns: Back to the Future of Fiber Art
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/23/07 Can Art Build Peace? What About Textiles?
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/11/07 FREE Admission September 11, 2007
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles08/19/07 Old Threads/New Ground
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles08/18/07 Afghan War Rugs: A Talk and Walk
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/22/07 In Search of the Whole Truth: Afghan War Rugs
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/17/07-
09/23/07Woven Witness: Afghan War Rugs
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/17/07-
09/23/07Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/17/07-
09/23/07Patriot Art
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles05/20/07 Silk, Snacks and Sushi Grass: The Mixed Media Sculptures of Corinne Okada
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles05/19/07 Focus on Tapestry: Three Bay Area Artists
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles05/04/07 4 Generations of Zapotec Weaving: A Demonstration
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles05/03/07 4 Generations of Zapotec Weaving: Tradition & Transition
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/28/07 American Tapestry Association Silver Anniversary Celebration
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/27/07 Tapestry in America
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles04/24/07 A New Tapestry: Weaving in the Digital Age
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles03/18/07 Susan Else: Process & Works Slide Lecture
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles02/11/07 Point of View: Reflections & Observations
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles02/02/07 The Attack Band
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/30/07-
04/29/07Fiber Sculpture by Susan Else
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/21/07 Opening Reception for Winter '07 Exhibitions
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/16/07-
04/08/07The Etiquette of Form: Fiber Art by Fran Skiles
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/16/07-
04/08/07Between the Curtains: Bob Freimark's Czech Romance, 1970 - 1995
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/16/07-
04/08/07Outside the Box: Quilts with Character
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles12/10/06 Costume and Character in Safavid, Persia
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/12/06 Fast Forward: State of the Art Quilt
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles11/03/06 Permanent Madness
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/25/06-
11/12/06Dia de los Muertos
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/10/06-
01/07/07Quilt National '05 Exhibition
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/08/06 Essence of Art: Quilts, Textiles, Fine Wine
Fourth Street Summit Center10/06/06 Poetry & Short Story Readings: Silence and the Feminine Ideal in Iran
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/01/06-
08/05/07Kids Create
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/21/06 A Presentation and Conversation w/ Katherine Westerhout
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/18/06-
10/01/06Art About Art: The Weavings of Virginia Davis
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/18/06-
10/01/06Katherine Westerhout: After/Image
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles03/19/06 Art Quilts and America During the 1960s &1970s
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles03/09/06 Quilt Politics – A Slide Lecture w/Dr. Bernard Herman
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles01/17/06-
04/09/06Jean Ray Laury: A Life by Design
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles12/15/05 Primer on Collecting Textile Art
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles12/11/05-
01/08/06Second Sundays Story Hour
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles10/23/05-
11/02/05Dia de los Muertos at Museum of Quilts & Textiles
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/17/05 Grand Opening Celebration
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles09/17/05-
01/08/06Traditions in Transition
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles07/18/05-
10/01/06Insecurity: An Installation by Julie John Upshaw
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles05/31/05-
08/29/05Lucid Dreams
04/26/05 Reflections on My Life - An Evening w/ Jean Neblett
03/08/05-
05/22/05Still Reflections - The Contemporary Art of Dominie Nash & Jean Neblett
11/20/04-
02/27/05Quilt National 2003 Exhibit
11/03/04-
11/13/0411th Annual Benefit Auction
09/20/04 From Under the Covers: Feminism and the Quilt Movement
08/24/04-
10/31/04The Art of Politics
06/15/04-
08/15/04Teec Nos Pos: A Navajo Tradition
04/06/04-
06/06/04A Generation Apart
01/27/04-
03/28/04Captured by the Moment
11/15/03-
01/18/04Moe'uhane Nani: Contemporary Hawaiian Quilts
11/08/03 10th Annual Benefit Auction
10/29/03-
11/08/03San Jose Museum of Quilt & Textile Auction Preview
10/29/03-
11/08/0310th Annual Benefit Aucton
10/13/03 Sentimental Activists: Quiltmakers as Reformers in American Culture
08/19/03-
10/26/03UnderCover: Political Expressions
06/10/03-
08/10/03Stories Untold: Jewish Pioneer Women 1850 - 1910
04/08/03-
06/01/03MOLAS! Folk Art/Tourist Art/ Contemporary Art
01/25/03-
03/16/03LanguageArts: Text as Imagery
09/14/02-
10/27/02Quilts, Expressively Korean
11/16/01-
01/20/02A Sense of Place: Landscape Art from Nancy Halpern
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