The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (RMQM) is a cultural and historical
quilt museum in
Golden, Colorado. The permanent collection contains over 800 quilts dating back to the 19th century. The museum is also home to the
Sandra Dallas Library and a gift shop.
The museum is an independent
nonprofit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
institution with approximately seven staff members, more than 100 volunteers, and a seven-member Board of Directors.
Exhibits and collections
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's permanent collection houses over 800 quilts. These quilts range from early 1800s to contemporary art quilts and include the 101 pieces from Eugenia Mitchell's (founder) original donation. The collection is continuously expanding. The collection is available to search online through the
Quilt Index
The Quilt Index is a searchable database for scholars, quilters and educators featuring over 50,000 quilts from documentation projects, museums, libraries, and private collections. It also has quilt-related ephemera and curated essays and lesson ...
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The museum hosts four exhibits per year in its gallery as well as regular smaller exhibits from the RMQM collection, traveling exhibitions, call for entries or individual quilt artists. RMQM has exhibited local, national and international quilts and exhibits range in scope from historic quilts to modern and art quilts.
Sandra Dallas Library
RMQM's Sandra Dallas Library contains more than 7,500 items – books, pamphlets, DVDs, and videos – covering a wide range of quilt-related subjects, from history to fiction to patterns and techniques. The library is a self-supporting facility staffed entirely by volunteers. The public is welcome to visit the library to browse the collection and do research. RMQM members may borrow materials from the circulating collection. The Online Catalog is available for online browsing.
Education
RMQM offers various adult and youth education programs and classes each year.
See also
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List of museums in Colorado
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Quilt art
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Quilt Index
The Quilt Index is a searchable database for scholars, quilters and educators featuring over 50,000 quilts from documentation projects, museums, libraries, and private collections. It also has quilt-related ephemera and curated essays and lesson ...
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Sandra Dallas
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Quilt museums in the United States
Folk art museums and galleries in Colorado
Museums in Golden, Colorado
Art museums and galleries established in 1990
1990 establishments in Colorado