Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts

The Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts was a museum in Melbourne, Florida, located in Brevard County. It was part of Florida Institute of Technology and exhibited textiles, clothing and accessories.^[1]

Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts

Established	2009
Location	150 W. University Blvd. Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida
Coordinates	28.066085°N 80.623240°W / 28.066085; -80.623240
Type	Textile museum
Website	textiles.fit.edu

Opened in 2009,^[2] the Center featured an international collection of historical and contemporary textiles, embroidery, clothing, lace, samplers and accessories from North America, Europe, Africa, Japan, India and Central Asia. The collection also included contemporary wearable art and fiber arts.^[3]

The museum was named after its founding benefactor, Ruth E. Funk, an artist and designer,^[4] who donated funds and her collection of international textiles to the museum in 2006.^[5]

The museum was closed in 2021 and the Florida Tech Esports Center was instituted in its location.^[6]