Memorial Service October 15
Ardis Butler James passed away on July 7, 2011. She is remembered and mourned by her family and many close friends. Her contribution to the world of quilts remains as her great public legacy and will live on in the presence of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum and all its collections, research, exhibitions, and study. She and her husband Robert donated the first 1000 quilts to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, creating the impetus for the development of the center. The couple was inducted into the National Quilters Hall of Fame of July 16, 2011. A public memorial service will be held at the museum on October 15 , 2011 at 2:30 PM. Admission to the museum will be free after 2 :00 PM.
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Change in Museum Hours,
Added Guided Tours
The museum is now open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 -4:00 PM.
Guided tours are offered free with admission at 11:00 AM Tuesday - Saturday and also at 1:00 PM on Saturday. Remember, you may check the website calendar for information about tours and other scheduled programs. |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
9/2/11 First Friday, Free admission 4:30 - 7:00 PM
9/11/11 Workshop "Tessellations & Variations: Creating One and Two Patch Quilts," 1:30 - 4:30 PM Instructor Dr. Barbara Caron, registration required, call 402-472-6549.
9/13/11 Tuesday Talk "Baltimore Album Quilts," Noon, Nancy Kerns 9/18/11 Public Lecture "Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers," 2:00 PM, Dr. Patricia Crews. 9/24/11 Quilts for Community, Lincoln Quilters Guild members will work on the Quilts of Valor project in the reception hall from 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM.
9/27/11 Tuesday Talk, Noon - Curators will discuss planning and designing the upcoming exhibition Yvonne Wells: Quilted Messages, opening October 7.
10/1/11 Workshop "My Doll and I Discover Geometric Shapes in Quilts," 10 AM - 12 PM, repeating 2-4 PM, Instructor Sheila Green, registration required, call 402-472-6549. 10/15/11 Memorial Service for Ardis James, 2:30 PM. Free admission to the museum after 2:00 PM
10/7/11 First Friday, Free admission 4:30 - 7:00 PM. The East Campus Choir will perform at 5:30 and 6:15.Yvonne Wells: Quilted Messages exhibition opens.
10/8/11 Quilts for Community, Lincoln Quilters Guild members will work on the Cuddle Quilts project from 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM.
10/23/11 Behind the Scenes Tour, 1:30 PM, for Contributing and Sustaining Members, details below.
10/23/11 Public Lecture "Pattern Block Evolution," 3:00 PM, Research Fellowship Recipient Janice Frisch, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University. 10/25/11 Tuesday Talk, "The Art and Science of Patchwork Tessellations," Noon, Dr. Barbara Caron.
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SPECIAL TOUR FOR CONTRIBUTING AND SUSTAINING MEMBERS
On October 23 at 1:30 PM a Behind the Scenes Tour will be given to any member at the Contributing or Sustaining levels. This event is a benefit of membership at those levels. Members will be shown the inner workings of the conservation and storage areas and get to see several quilts not currently on display. Sound good?
Join at either level now or upgrade your membership! RSVP by Oct. 20 by calling 402-472-6549 or email
info@quiltstudy.org .
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EXHIBITIONS
Closing soon:
Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers. Hurry in before October 2nd!
Just around the corner:
Yvonne Wells: Quilted Messages opens October 7 (Hold the date of November 11 for a Friends event featuring Ms. Wells in person...details soon!).
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