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There’s a new museum on our patch!

8:12am Thursday 5th June 2008

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HUNDREDS of rare and historic pieces of history have gone on display as the only museum of its type in Europe opens its doors in York.

The Quilt Museum and Gallery is relocating from Halifax to York and enjoys its grand opening on Saturday.

The museum will be Europe's only museum dedicated exclusively to quilting and textile arts and is expected to attract visitors from across the globe.

It is located at the historic St Anthony's Hall, in Peasholme Green, which will also now become the national headquarters of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles, an educational charity. It will house the collection of more than 600 items which includes the earliest known signed and dated patchwork, a colourful 1718 silk patchwork, as well as miniatures, quilted clothing, tools and equipment.

For more information on the Quilt Museum visit www.quiltmuseum.org.uk, phone 01904 613242 or email info@quiltmuseum.org.uk

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The Crack Fox, Coming at you, like a razor says...
10:03am Thu 5 Jun 08

Il be heading there this weekend!

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Despairing Yorkie, York says...
11:00am Thu 5 Jun 08

Good to see the standard pig-ignorant York response to anything that isn't mainstream. OK, so you're not interested. I'm not that interested in the quilt museum either. But I respect that fact that lots of people in this world have lots of different interests, and fair play to them. No need to sneer at something just because it's not your particular thing.

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The Crack Fox, Coming at you, like a razor says...
11:57am Thu 5 Jun 08

Despairing Yorkie wrote:
Good to see the standard pig-ignorant York response to anything that isn't mainstream. OK, so you're not interested. I'm not that interested in the quilt museum either. But I respect that fact that lots of people in this world have lots of different interests, and fair play to them. No need to sneer at something just because it's not your particular thing.
Who says im sneering?? Im an avid quilter, this is right up my street, Im well going!

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SilverSurfer, Surfing says...
1:18pm Thu 5 Jun 08

You never know Foxy - you might get an apology for the 'pig-ignorant' remark!

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the Butler, Cowichan Bay B.C Canada says...
5:37pm Thu 5 Jun 08

It is a wonderfull place for this museum, will the curators have live exhibits or active displays of the latest trends?...

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Lamplighter, says...
5:42pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Love the headline.

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dgen, says...
5:56pm Thu 5 Jun 08

I was wondering about this, having had a tourist stop me and ask about a quilt museum the other day.
It was in the 'Guide to York' booklet, but I had no idea about it!

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dgen, says...
5:57pm Thu 5 Jun 08

I was wondering about this, having had a tourist stop me and ask about a quilt museum the other day.
It was in the 'Guide to York' booklet, but I had no idea about it!

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dodgydave, york says...
1:01am Fri 6 Jun 08

Great place to go and get your head down and have a kip!

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Inside the Quilt Museum in St Anthony's Hall, York Museum director Fiona Diaper chats to famous quilt-maker Kaffe Fassett

Inside the Quilt Museum in St Anthony's Hall, York

Museum director Fiona Diaper chats to famous quilt-maker Kaffe Fassett



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