Quilt Museum and Gallery

53.9605°N 1.0758°W / 53.9605; -1.0758

Quilt Museum and Gallery

Established	2008
Location	York, England
Type	Museum and Gallery
Collection size	600+ objects
Website	http://www.quiltmuseum.org.uk

The Quilters' Guild Museum Collection, which opened in St Anthony's Hall, York, on 7 June 2008 but closed on 31 October 2015, was Britain's first museum dedicated to the history of British quilt making and textile arts. The museum was founded and operated by the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. The guild was formed in 1979 and is the national organisation representing quilt makers throughout the country. Traditional and contemporary work is of equal importance within the guild, and membership is open to anyone who works in patchwork, appliqué and quilting or has an interest in quilts.

The Quilters' Guild continues to care for its collection of historic and contemporary quilts and to make acquisitions. The guild continues to explore a wide range of opportunities for items from the collection to be exhibited in other locations.

The Quilt Museum and Gallery was located at St Anthony's Hall, a 15th-century hall which was once a meeting-place for York's medieval guild.

See also

• National Quilt Museum