International Needlework Museum Directory

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

Clewiston, Florida, United States

Seminole patchwork

ahtahthiki.com ↗

Ajtte Museum - the Sami Centre

Jokkmokk, Sweden

Sami heritage

ajtte.com ↗

Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

albuquerquemuseum.org ↗

Allentown Art Museum

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

allentownartmuseum.org ↗

Allhallows Museum

Honiton, UK

lace

devonmuseums.net ↗

Alling Coverlet Museum

Palmyra, New York, United States

coverlet

historicpalmyrany.com ↗

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

Lima, Peru

Peruvian

eng.museoamano.org ↗

American Folk Art Museum

New York, New York, United States

folk

folkartmuseum.org ↗

American Museum in Britain

Bath, UK

Americana

americanmuseum.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 ↗

Anoki Museum of Hand Printing

Jaipur, India

block printing; Indian

anokhimuseum.com ↗

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 ↗

Bata Shoe Museum

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

shoes

batashoemuseum.ca ↗

Bavarian National Museum

Munich, Germany

comprehensive collection

bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de ↗

Bayeux Museum

Bayeux, France

embroidery

bayeuxmuseum.com ↗

Benaki Museum of Greek Culture

Athens, Greece

Greek

benaki.org ↗

Bennington Museum

Bennington, Vermont, United States

Vermont history

benningtonmuseum.org ↗

Bohuslans Museum

Uddevalla, Sweden

Bohus knitting

bohuslansmuseum.se ↗

Bowers Museum

Santa Ana, California, United States

comprehensive collection

bowers.org ↗

Brick Store Museum

Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Maine history

brickstoremuseum.org ↗

British Red Cross Museum and Archives

London, UK

humanitarian

redcross.org.uk ↗

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn, New York, United States

brooklynmuseum.org ↗

Brussels Fashion and Lace Museum

Brussels, Belgium

lace

brusselsmuseums.be ↗

Bucks Museum

Aylesbury, UK

British clothing and textiles

discoverbucksmuseum.org ↗

Burano Lace Museum

Venice, Italy

lace

museomerletto.visitmuve.it ↗

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Seattle, Washington, United States

ethnographic textiles

burkemuseum.org ↗

Canadian Museum of History

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Canadian

historymuseum.ca ↗

Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Respository

Mazomanie, Wisconsin, United States

knit, crochet, lace

centerforknitandcrochet.org ↗

Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco

Cusco, Peru

Peruvian

textilescusco.org ↗

Central Museum of Textiles

Lodz, Poland

comprehensive collection

cmwl.pl ↗

Centre for the History of Textiles and Costume

Palazzo Mocenigo, Venice, Italy

costumes

mocenigo.visitmuve.it ↗

Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya

San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico

Mexican

centrotextilesmayas.org ↗

Charleston Museum

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

historic costumes

charlestonmuseum.org ↗

Chicago History Museum

Chicago, Illinois, United States

comprehensive collection

chicagohistory.org ↗

Chojun Textile and Quilt Museum

Seoul, Korea

quilt

chojunmuseum.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 ↗

Conflict Textile Collection

Ulster, Northern Ireland

cain.ulster.ac.uk ↗

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum

New York, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

cooperhewitt.org ↗

Costume Gallery

Florence, Italy

costumes

museumsinflorence.com ↗

Costume Museum of Canada

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Canadian, costumes

costumemuseumofcanada.com ↗

Cowichan Valley Museum

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian

cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca ↗

Craft Museum of Finland

Jyvaskyla, Finland

Finnish

skm.finna.fi ↗

Croatian Heritage Museum

Eastlake, Ohio, United States

Croatian heritage

croatianmuseum.com ↗

Dalarnas Museum

Falun, Sweden

pasom

dalarnasmuseum.se ↗

Daughters of the American Revolution Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

United States pre-1840

dar.org ↗

Decorative Arts Museum

Paris, France

comprehensive collection

madparis.fr ↗

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 ↗

Dubrovnik Ethnographic Museum

Dubrovnik, Croatia

lace, costumes, needlework

dumus.hr ↗

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 ↗

Embroiderers’ Guild of South Australia Museum

Adelaide, Australia

embroidery

embroiderymuseum.org.au ↗

Estonian National Museum

Tartu, Estonia

Estonian

erm.ee ↗

Estonian Open Air Museum

Tallinn, Estonia

Estonian

evm.ee ↗

Fairlynch Museum

Devon, UK

costumes; lace

fairlynchmuseum.uk ↗

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 ↗

Fashion Museum Bath

Bath, UK

fashion

fashionmuseum.co.uk ↗

Fenimore Museum

Cooperstown, New York, United States

Native American; folk

fenimoreartmuseum.org ↗

Field Museum

Chicago, Illinois, United States

ethnographic textiles

fieldmuseum.org ↗

Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge, UK

embroidery, samplers

fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk ↗

Folk Art Center

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

folk

southernhighlandguild.org ↗

Forge Mill Needle Museum

Redditch, UK

needles

forgemill.org.uk ↗

Foundling Museum

London, UK

foundlingmuseum.org.uk ↗

Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

1920s luxury clothing

fountainheadmuseum.com ↗

Framework Knitters Museum

Nottingham, UK

knitting

frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk ↗

Fries Museum

Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Dutch, samplers

friesmuseum.nl ↗

Frist Art Museum

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

fristartmuseum.org ↗

Fuller Craft Museum

Brockton, Massachusetts, United States

craft

fullercraft.org ↗

Gawthorpe Textile Collection

Brierfield, UK

comprehensive collection

gawthorpetextiles.org.uk ↗

German Historical Museum

Berlin, Germany

comprehensive collection

dhm.de ↗

Germanisches National Museum

Nuremburg, Germany

comprehensive collection

gnm.de ↗

Glenbow Museum

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Canadian

glenbow.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 ↗

Haapsalu Lace Center

Haapsalu, Estonia

lace

haapsalusall.ee ↗

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

ethnographic textiles

hma.brown.edu ↗

Hamburg Museum for Applied Art

Hamburg, Germany

comprehensive collection

mkg-hamburg.de ↗

Haslemere Educational Museum

Haslemere, UK

haslemeremuseum.co.uk ↗

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 ↗

Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno

Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Greek

rethymno.gr ↗

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 ↗

Icelandic Textile Museum

Blönduós, Iceland

wool, Icelandic costume

textile.is ↗

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

imamuseum.org ↗

Indiana State Museum

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

indianamuseum.org ↗

Indigo Museum

Ahmedabad, India

indigo

indigoartmuseum.org ↗

International Quilt Study Center & Museum

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

quilt

quiltstudy.org ↗

Iowa Quilt Museum

Winterset, Iowa, United States

quilt

iowaquiltmuseum.org ↗

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum

Lisburn, UK

linen

lisburnmuseum.com ↗

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

New England,

gardnermuseum.org ↗

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

embroidery, costumes, textiles

James A. Michener Art Museum

Doystown, Pennsylvania, United States

michenerartmuseum.org ↗

Jamtli Museum

Östersund, Sweden

woven tapestries

jamtli.com ↗

Kala Raksha Museum

Bhuj, Gujarat, India

Kutch; Indian

kala-raksha-museum.org ↗

Kent State University Museum

Kent, Ohio, United States

comprehensive collection

kent.edu ↗

Knitting and Crocheting Guild

Slaithwaite, UK

knitting, crochet

kcguild.org.uk ↗

Kobe Fashion Museum

Kobe, Japan

fashion

fashionmuseum.jp ↗

Kristin S. Conrad Lace Center and Raleigh Lace Museum

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

lace

ksclcfoundation.org ↗

Kunst Historisches Museum (Art History Museum)

Vienna, Austria

comprehensive collection

khm.at ↗

Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto, Japan

costumes

kci.or.jp ↗

Lace Guild Museum

Stourbridge, UK

lace

laceguild.org ↗

Lace Museum

Fremont, California, United States

lace

thelacemuseum.org ↗

Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

Berkeley, California, United States

lace

lacismuseum.org ↗

Lahemaa Heritage Center

Kuusalu, Estonia

Estonian

parimuskoda.ee ↗

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 ↗

McCord Stewart Museum

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

musee-mccord-stewart.ca ↗

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 ↗

Mola Museum

Panama City, Panama

mola

museodelamola.org ↗

MoMu, Fashion Museum

Antwerp, Belgium

fashion

momu.be ↗

Monmouth County Historical Association

Freehold, New Jersey, United States

Americana, sampler, quilt, costume

monmouthhistory.org ↗

Muhu Museum

Muhu Island, Estonia

Estonian folk costumes

muhumuuseum.ee ↗

Museo del Traje

Madrid, Spain

comprehensive collection

cultura.gob.es ↗

Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Guatemalan; Maya

museoixchel.org ↗

Museum Appenzell

Appenzell, Switzerland

whitework, folk costumes

museum.ai.ch ↗

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 Costume and Lace

Brussels, Belgium

lace

fashionandlacemuseum.brussels ↗

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 English Rural Life

Reading, UK

English

merl.reading.ac.uk ↗

Museum of Ethnology

Budapest, Hungary

ethnographic textiles, Hungarian, costumes

neprajz.hu ↗

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 London

London, UK

comprehensive collection

museumoflondon.org.uk ↗

Museum of Macrame

Castelgomberto, Italy

macrame lace

merlettoitaliano.it ↗

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 ↗

Nasreen Ki Haveli

Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistani, Indian

nasreenkihaveli.com ↗

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

New Delhi, India

Indian

nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in ↗

National Crafts Museum (Japan)

Ishikawa, Japan

Japanese

momat.go.jp ↗

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Czechoslavakian

ncsml.org ↗

National History Museum of Latvia

Riga, Latvia

Latvian

lnvm.lv ↗

National Museum

Copenhagen, Denmark

comprehensive collection

en.natmus.dk ↗

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

Oslo, Norway

Norwegian

nasjonalmuseet.no ↗

National Museum of Finland

Helsinki, Finland

Finnish

suomenkansallismuseo.finna.fi ↗

National Museum of Lithuania

Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuanian

lnm.lt ↗

National Museum of the American Coverlet

Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

coverlet

coverletmuseum.org ↗

National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan

Kazakh, ethnography

nmrk.kz ↗

National Museum Scotland

Edinburgh, UK

Scottish

nms.ac.uk ↗

National Museums Liverpool

Liverpool, UK

global

liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ↗

National Needlework Archive

Newbury, UK

comprehensive collection

nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk ↗

National Nordic Museum

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nordic heritage

nordicmuseum.org ↗

National Quilt Museum

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

quilt

quiltmuseum.org ↗

National Textile Museum

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

embroidery, batik

jmm.gov.my ↗

National Trust of Guernsey Folk and Costume Museum

Gurensey, UK

British

nationaltrust.gg ↗

National Ukrainian Museum of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ukrainian

ukrainiannationalmuseum.org ↗

National Wool Museum

Dre-fach Felindre, UK

wool

museum.wales ↗

New England Quilt Museum

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

quilt

nequiltmuseum.org ↗

Nordic Museum

Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish

nordiskamuseet.se ↗

Norfolk Museum Collections

Norfolk, UK

comprehensive collection

museumscollections.norfolk.gov.uk ↗

Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

Oslo, Norway

Sami heritage

norskfolkemuseum.no ↗

Oaxaca Textile Museum

Oaxa City, Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexican

museotextildeoaxaca.org.mx ↗

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, Massachusetts, United States

living history

osv.org ↗

Oneida Nation Museum

Oneida, Wisconsin, United States

Native American

oneida-nsn.gov ↗

Orkney Museum

Kirkwall, UK

archaelogy

orkneymuseums.co.uk ↗

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum

La Conner, Washington, United States

quilt, fiber arts

qfamuseum.org ↗

Paisley Thread Mill Museum

Paisley, UK

thread

paisleythreadmill.co.uk ↗

Palais Galliera – Musée de la Mode

Paris, France

fashion

palaisgalliera.paris.fr ↗

Palazzo Coelli: Permanent Orvieto Lace Exhibition

Orvvieto, Italy

lace

orvietoviva.com ↗

Palazzo Davanzati

Florence, Italy

lace

bargellomusei.it ↗

Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum

Mdina, Malta

palazzofalson.com ↗

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem, Massachusetts, United States

comprehensive collection

pem.org ↗

Peranakan Museum

Singapore, Singapore

embroidery, batik

peranakanmuseum.nhb.gov.sg ↗

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

comprehensive collection

visitpham.org ↗

Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts

Marrakesh, Morocco

Berber; Amazigh; Moroccan

jardinmajorelle.com ↗

Pitt Rivers Museum

Oxford, UK

ethnographic textiles

prm.ox.ac.uk ↗

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 ↗

Powerhouse Museum

Sydney, Australia

comprehensive collection

powerhouse.com.au ↗

Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles

Bangkok, Thailand

Thai dress, Thai textiles

qsmtthailand.org ↗

Quilt Museum

York, UK

quilt

quiltmuseum.org.uk ↗

Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum

Cologne, Germany

comprehensive collection

rautenstrauch-joest-museum.de ↗

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 ↗

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

comprehensive collection

rijksmuseum.nl ↗

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Golden, Colorado, United States

quilt

rmqm.org ↗

Royal British Columbia Museum

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian

royalbcmuseum.bc.ca ↗

Royal Cornwall Museum

Truro, UK

costumes

royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk ↗

Royal Ontario Museum

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

comprehensive collection

rom.on.ca ↗

Sadberk Hanim Museum

Istanbul, Turkey

Turkish culture

sadberkhanimmuzesi.org.tr ↗

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 ↗

Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles

New Delhi, India

Indian

sanskritifoundation.org ↗

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Masonic

srmml.org ↗

Shelburne Museum

Shelburne, Vermont, United States

Americana

shelburnemuseum.org ↗

Sheringham Museum

Sheringham, UK

knitting, gansey

sheringhammuseum.co.uk ↗

Shetland Museum and Archives

Lerwick, UK

Scottish

shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk ↗

Shetland Textile Museum

Lerwick, UK

Shetland

shetlandtextilemuseum.com ↗

Shrujan Living and Learning Design Center

Bhuj, India

Gujarati; Indian

shrujanlldc.org ↗

Siida: The National Museum of the Finnish Sami

Siida, Finland

Finnish

siida.fi ↗

Silk Museum

Yokahama, Japan

silk

silkcenter-kbkk.jp ↗

Silk Museum of Valencia

Valencia, Spain

silk

museodelasedavalencia.com ↗

Silk Museum (UK)

Macclesfield, UK

silk

thesilkmuseum.co.uk ↗

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 ↗

State Museum of Applied Art and Handicraft’s history of Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

ikat weaving, suzani embroidery

new.muzeyart.uz ↗

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

pioneer

stuhrmuseum.org ↗

Swedish History Museum

Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish

historiska.se ↗

TATTER

Brooklyn, New York, United States

comprehensive collection

tatter.org ↗

Textile Heritage Museum

Burlington, North Carolina, United States

textileheritagemuseum.org ↗

Textile Museum

Tilburg, Netherlands

comprehensive collection

textielmuseum.nl ↗

Textile Museum of Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

comprehensive collection

textilemuseum.ca ↗

Textile Museum (Sweden)

Boras, Sweden

Swedish

textilmuseet.se ↗

Textile Museum (Switzerland)

St. Gallen, Switzerland

comprehensive collection

textilmuseum.ch ↗

Textile Museum Terrassa

Terrassa, Spain

costumes

cdmt.cat ↗

Textile Research Centre

Leiden, Netherlands

comprehensive collection

trc-leiden.nl ↗

The “Anita Belleschi Grifoni” Tulle Museum

Panicale, Italy

embroidery

umbriatourism.it ↗

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle, UK

fashion

thebowesmuseum.org.uk ↗

The British Museum

London, UK

comprehensive collection

britishmuseum.org ↗

The Burrell Collection

Glasgow, Scotland

comprehensive collection

burrellcollection.com ↗

The Cluny: National Museum of the Middle Ages

Paris, France

comprehensive collection

musee-moyenage.fr ↗

The Embroidery Museum

Barneveld, Netherlands

embroidery

borduurmuseum.nl ↗

The Lace Place

Hyden, Australia

lace

waverock.com.au ↗

The Louvre

Paris, France

comprehensive collection

louvre.fr ↗

The National Wool Museum

Geelong, Australia

wool

app.geelongcity.vic.gov.au ↗

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

nelson-atkins.org ↗

The Royal Armory Museum

Stockholm, Sweden

comprehensive collection, embroidery

livrustkammaren.se ↗

The Silk Museum

Como, Italy

silk

museosetacomo.com ↗

The Tatreez Institute

United States

Tatreez embroidery

tatreezandtea.com ↗

The Textile Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

comprehensive collection

museum.gwu.edu ↗

The Wilson: Cheltenham Museum

Cheltenham, UK

cheltenhammuseum.org.uk ↗

Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress & Textile Museum

Amman, Jordan

Palestinian, Jordanian, Arab

tirazcentre.org ↗

Tomas Jefferson University Textile and Costume Collection

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

comprehensive collection

library.jefferson.edu ↗

Traditional Ethnology and Arts Centre

Luang Prabang, Laos

Lao

taeclaos.org ↗

UCLA/Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Los Angeles, California, United States

global

fowler.ucla.edu ↗

Ukrainian Catholic Women's League Museum

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ukrainian

ucwlcedmonton.ca ↗

Ukrainian Museum

New York, New York, United States

Ukrainian

ukrainianmuseum.org ↗

Ukrainian Museum of Canada

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Ukrainian

umcnational.ca ↗

Ukrainian Museum of Canada (Winnipeg)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Ukrainian

umcmb.ca ↗

University Museum of Bergen

Bergen, Norway

Norwegian

uib.no ↗

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 ↗

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, UK

comprehensive collection

vam.ac.uk ↗

Vimor Museum of Living Textiles

Bangalore, India

weaving, saree

bangalore.explocity.com ↗

Virginia Quilt Museum

Harrisburg, Virginia, United States

quilt

vaquiltmuseum.org ↗

Volkskundemuseum (Folk Life Museum)

Graz, Austria

folk costumes, cross-stitch

museum-joanneum.at ↗

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 ↗

Wesserling Textile Museum

Husseren-Wesserling, France

living history

parc-wesserling.fr ↗

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 ↗

York Museum Trust

York, UK

archaeology

yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk ↗

Zurich National Museum

Zurich, Switzerland

Swiss

landesmuseum.ch ↗