Each year on May 18, we celebrate International Museum Day, a global event organized by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). This year’s theme is “Museums Uniting a Divided World” and highlights the role museums play in bringing people together. According to ICOM, museums don’t aim to eliminate differences; instead, they provide the space for those differences to be recognized, understood, and respected.
International Museum Day is also a reminder of the dedicated curators, conservators, researchers, volunteers, and makers who care for collections and share them with the public.
If you want to find museum activities happening in your area during the week long festivities, you can browse ICOM’s interactive map that lists all participating cultural institutions.
PieceWork is proud to announce its online International Needlework Museum Directory,offering a new, searchable database of global textile and costume collections. We assembled this offering to guide you in your enjoyment of textile collections around the world as you research, travel, and deepen your love of cloth.
This year, celebrate International Museum Day by visiting a museum, exploring an online collection, or attending a special exhibition. Here is small sampling of wonderful needlework related exhibitions on view now:
Bower's Museum: The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce
Buck's Museum: Sew Dainty The Art of Tiny Stitches
Cleveland Art Museum: Ancient Andean Textiles
Minneapolis Institute of Art: An Indigenous Art: Huipiles from Mia’s Collection
Textile Museum of Canada: Made By Many: 50 Years of the Textile Museum of Canada
Enjoy the celebration!
Karen