A Place to Come To


American Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a Nation

A new exhibition at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum gathers early American needlework to show how girls used needle and thread to record their worlds, often in ways history has only just begun to recognize.

The Spirit of Mending: Boro at the International Quilt Museum

A new exhibition reveals how Japanese makers extended the life of indigo textiles through the art of piecing and mending.

Where Craft, Culture, and Community Meet

Founded on the idea that art lives in daily life, the Mingei Museum honors the creativity of ordinary makers.

The Surviving Threads of Orvieto's Handmade Lace and the Art They Preserve

Discover the crochet lace of Orvieto, Italy, a fragile inheritance of skill, memory, and place, preserved against the pull of time.

Celebrating the Art of Chinese Patchwork: One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages

Discover a hidden tradition at the newest exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It’s the latest destination in our A Place to Come To series, highlighting remarkable exhibitions and collections.

Craft and Self-Discovery: Inside “The Art of Being” Exhibition

For the second installment in our “A Place to Come To” series, we turn to Multicolores. This nonprofit association of Maya women in Guatemala offers programs that encourage artistic development, self-discovery, and economic empowerment.

A Place to Come To: Discover the Art Institute of Chicago

We’re launching a new monthly series spotlighting inspiring exhibitions and collections. First up is "On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival." Come along as we visit the galleries.