International Needlework Museum Directory

Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

albuquerquemuseum.org ↗

Allentown Art Museum

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

allentownartmuseum.org ↗

Alling Coverlet Museum

Palmyra, New York, United States

coverlet

historicpalmyrany.com ↗

American Folk Art Museum

New York, New York, United States

folk

folkartmuseum.org ↗

American Swedish Historical Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Swedish

americanswedish.org ↗

American Swedish Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Swedish

asimn.org ↗

Anchorage Museum of History and Art

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Indigenous North American

anchoragemuseum.org ↗

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

comprehensive collection

artic.edu ↗

Asian Art Museum

San Francisco, California, United States

Asian

asianart.org ↗

Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

comprehensive collection

chhs.colostate.edu ↗

Baltimore Museum of Art

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

artbma.org ↗

Bennington Museum

Bennington, Vermont, United States

Vermont history

benningtonmuseum.org ↗

Bowers Museum

Santa Ana, California, United States

comprehensive collection

bowers.org ↗

Brick Store Museum

Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Maine history

brickstoremuseum.org ↗

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn, New York, United States

brooklynmuseum.org ↗

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Seattle, Washington, United States

ethnographic textiles

burkemuseum.org ↗

Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Respository

Mazomanie, Wisconsin, United States

knit, crochet, lace

centerforknitandcrochet.org ↗

Charleston Museum

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

historic costumes

charlestonmuseum.org ↗

Chicago History Museum

Chicago, Illinois, United States

comprehensive collection

chicagohistory.org ↗

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

comprehensive collection

cincinnatiartmuseum.org ↗

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

comprehensive collection

clevelandart.org ↗

Colonial Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

living history, pre-colonial, colonial

colonialwilliamsburg.org ↗

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

pioneer

cspm.org ↗

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum

New York, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

cooperhewitt.org ↗

Croatian Heritage Museum

Eastlake, Ohio, United States

Croatian heritage

croatianmuseum.com ↗

Daughters of the American Revolution Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

United States pre-1840

dar.org ↗

Denver Art Museum

Denver, Colorado, United States

comprehensive collection

denverartmuseum.org ↗

De Young Fine Art Museum

San Francisco, California, United States

comprehensive collection

famsf.org ↗

Eiteljorg Museum

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Native American

eiteljorg.org ↗

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

living history

golondrinas.org ↗

Fashion Archives and Museum of Shippensburg University

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

fashion

ship.edu ↗

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum

Los Angeles, California, United States

fashion

fidmmuseum.org ↗

Fenimore Museum

Cooperstown, New York, United States

Native American; folk

fenimoreartmuseum.org ↗

Field Museum

Chicago, Illinois, United States

ethnographic textiles

fieldmuseum.org ↗

Folk Art Center

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

folk

southernhighlandguild.org ↗

Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

1920s luxury clothing

fountainheadmuseum.com ↗

Frist Art Museum

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

fristartmuseum.org ↗

Fuller Craft Museum

Brockton, Massachusetts, United States

craft

fullercraft.org ↗

Goldstein Museum of Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

ethnographic textiles

goldstein.design.umn.edu ↗

Gregg Museum of Art & Design

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

comprehensive collection

gregg.arts.ncsu.edu ↗

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

ethnographic textiles

hma.brown.edu ↗

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

quilt

missionhouses.org ↗

Heard Museum

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Native American

heard.org ↗

Henry Ford Museum

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Americana

thehenryford.org ↗

Hermitage Museum and Gardens

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

thehermitagemuseum.org ↗

Historic Deerfield

Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States

historical society

historic-deerfield.org ↗

Historic New England

Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States

Americana

historicnewengland.org ↗

Huntington Museum

Los Angeles, California, United States

huntington.org ↗

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

imamuseum.org ↗

Indiana State Museum

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

indianamuseum.org ↗

International Quilt Study Center & Museum

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

quilt

quiltstudy.org ↗

Iowa Quilt Museum

Winterset, Iowa, United States

quilt

iowaquiltmuseum.org ↗

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

New England,

gardnermuseum.org ↗

James A. Michener Art Museum

Doystown, Pennsylvania, United States

michenerartmuseum.org ↗

Kent State University Museum

Kent, Ohio, United States

comprehensive collection

kent.edu ↗

Kristin S. Conrad Lace Center and Raleigh Lace Museum

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

lace

ksclcfoundation.org ↗

Lace Museum

Fremont, California, United States

lace

thelacemuseum.org ↗

Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

Berkeley, California, United States

lace

lacismuseum.org ↗

Latimer Quilt and Textile Center

Tillamook, Oregon, United States

quilt

latimerquiltandtextile.com ↗

Litchfield Historical Society

Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org ↗

Logan Museum of Anthropology & Wright Museum of Art

Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

Indigenous North American

beloit.edu ↗

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles, California, United States

fashion

lacma.org ↗

Louisiana State Museum

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

lsumoa.org ↗

Loveland Museum and Gallery

Loveland, Colorado, United States

Americana

lovelandmuseumgallery.org ↗

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

comprehensive collection

lowe.miami.edu ↗

Maryland Center for History and Culture

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

mdhistory.org ↗

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum

Athens, Tennessee, United States

quilt, living history

livingheritagemuseum.org ↗

Memorial Hall Museum

Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States

New England, embroidery

deerfield-ma.org ↗

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

brooksmuseum.org ↗

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

metmuseum.org ↗

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

mam.org ↗

Mingei International Museum

San Diego, California, United States

folk art

mingei.org ↗

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

comprehensive collection

new.artsmia.org ↗

Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection

Columbia, Missouri, United States

mhctc.missouri.edu ↗

Missouri History Museum Library & Research Center

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Americana

mohistory.org ↗

Monmouth County Historical Association

Freehold, New Jersey, United States

Americana, sampler, quilt, costume

monmouthhistory.org ↗

Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York, United States

fashion

fitnyc.edu ↗

Museum of Art and Design

New York, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

madmuseum.org ↗

Museum of Craft and Design

San Francisco, California, United States

comprehensive collection

sfmcd.org ↗

Museum of Danish America

Elk Horn, Iowa, United States

Danish-American

danishmuseum.org ↗

Museum of Fine Arts

Houston, Texas, United States

comprehensive collection

mfah.org ↗

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

comprehensive collection

mfa.org ↗

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Native American

miaclab.org ↗

Museum of International Folk Art

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

folk

moifa.org ↗

Museum of the City of New York

New York, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

mcny.org ↗

Museum of the Historical Society of Bloomfield

Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States

hsob.org ↗

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Czechoslavakian

ncsml.org ↗

National Museum of the American Coverlet

Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

coverlet

coverletmuseum.org ↗

National Nordic Museum

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nordic heritage

nordicmuseum.org ↗

National Quilt Museum

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

quilt

quiltmuseum.org ↗

National Ukrainian Museum of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ukrainian

ukrainiannationalmuseum.org ↗

New England Quilt Museum

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

quilt

nequiltmuseum.org ↗

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, Massachusetts, United States

living history

osv.org ↗

Oneida Nation Museum

Oneida, Wisconsin, United States

Native American

oneida-nsn.gov ↗

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum

La Conner, Washington, United States

quilt, fiber arts

qfamuseum.org ↗

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem, Massachusetts, United States

comprehensive collection

pem.org ↗

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

comprehensive collection

visitpham.org ↗

Plains Indian Museum

Cody, Wyoming, United States

beadwork, quill work

centerofthewest.org ↗

Plimoth-Pawtuxet Museums

Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

living history

plimoth.org ↗

Polish Museum of America

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Polish

polishmuseumofamerica.org ↗

Porter–Phelps–Huntington House Museum

Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

New England

pphmuseum.org ↗

Rhode Island School of Design Museum

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

risdmuseum.org ↗

Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, Miami University

Miami, Ohio, United States

comprehensive collection

miamioh.edu ↗

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Golden, Colorado, United States

quilt

rmqm.org ↗

Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma, United States

ethnographic textiles

samnoblemuseum.ou.edu ↗

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

San Jose, California, United States

quilt

sj-mqt.org ↗

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Masonic

srmml.org ↗

Shelburne Museum

Shelburne, Vermont, United States

Americana

shelburnemuseum.org ↗

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Washington, D.C., United States

African American

nmaahc.si.edu ↗

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Washington, D.C., United States

African

africa.si.edu ↗

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Washington, D.C., United States

Americana

americanhistory.si.edu ↗

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Washington, D.C., United States

Native American

americanindian.si.edu ↗

Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum

Carrollton, Georgia, United States

quilt

sqtmuseum.org ↗

Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, University of Illinois

Urbana, Illinois, United States

global

spurlock.illinois.edu ↗

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

pioneer

stuhrmuseum.org ↗

TATTER

Brooklyn, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

tatter.org ↗

Textile Heritage Museum

Burlington, North Carolina, United States

textileheritagemuseum.org ↗

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

nelson-atkins.org ↗

The Tatreez Institute

United States

Tatreez embroidery

tatreezandtea.com ↗

The Textile Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

comprehensive collection

museum.gwu.edu ↗

Tomas Jefferson University Textile and Costume Collection

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

comprehensive collection

library.jefferson.edu ↗

UCLA/Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Los Angeles, California, United States

global

fowler.ucla.edu ↗

Ukrainian Museum

New York, New York, United States

Ukrainian

ukrainianmuseum.org ↗

University of Alaska Museum of the North

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

ethnographic textiles

uaf.edu ↗

University of Georgia Anne Barge Historic Clothing and Textile Collection

Athens, Georgia, United States

fcs.uga.edu ↗

University of Wisconsin–Madison Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

comprehensive collection

cdmc.wisc.edu ↗

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

Decorah, Iowa, United States

Norwegian

vesterheim.org ↗

Virginia Quilt Museum

Harrisburg, Virginia, United States

quilt

vaquiltmuseum.org ↗

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

comprehensive collection

thewadsworth.org ↗

Webb Deane Stevens Museum

Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States

New England, samplers

wdsmuseum.org ↗

Wenham Museum

Wenham, Massachusetts, United States

wenhammuseum.org ↗

White River Valley Museum

Auburn, Washington, United States

Pacific Northwest heritage

wrvmuseum.org ↗

Winterthur Museum

Winterthur, Delaware, United States

Americana

winterthur.org ↗

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts

Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States

quilt

wiquiltmuseum.com ↗

Wokscape Tipi and Archives

Kyle, South Dakota, United States

Oglala Lakota

library.olc.edu ↗