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Strip Quilt

Idabell Bester

What That Quilt Knows About Me

March 17, 2023–October 29, 2023

Featuring 35 quilts and related works of art, What That Quilt Knows About Me will explore the deeply personal and emotional power associated with the experience of making and living with quilts. The exhibition’s title conveys the idea that quilts have the capacity for “knowing” or containing information about the human experience. Reflecting on this sentiment, the exhibition presents quilts as collections of intimate stories. 

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"Scrutinare"

Consuelo (Chelo) González Amézcua (1903–1975)

Material Witness: Folk and Self-Taught Artists at Work

March 17, 2023–October 29, 2023

Material Witness is the first in a series of thematic shows drawn from the Museum’s collection and generously supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Featuring nearly 150 works of art, this exhibition chronicles how artists across four centuries have utilized various components of the material world.

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