AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Museum Event Schedule, Tickets, Special Pricing & More!
The National Quilt Museum honors today’s quilters and inspires future quilters with exceptional exhibitions, education, and programming. Our vision is to be America’s premier quilt museum, celebrating innovative and extraordinary quilts from the United States and around the world.
Our home, Paducah, KY, is one of only a handful of UNESCO Creative Cities in the United States and offers an array of rich cultural experiences to enjoy during your visit.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Ongoing
The National Quilt Museum Collection
The collection of the National Quilt Museum includes extraordinary quilted artwork representing today’s quilters from the United States and around the world. Quilts in our collection are all made after 1980, and represent the best of contemporary quilting in a wide range of styles, techniques, inspiration, and unique artistic voices.
March 6 – July 28, 2026
LATIFAH SAAFIR: IT WAS ALL A DREAM
Latifah Saafir is known for her bold and innovative modern quilts. Combining her training as an engineer with her lifelong passion for sewing, Latifah creates designs that are graphic and contemporary, featuring challenging techniques with meticulous attention to detail.
March 27 – September 22, 2026
Janet Stone: And Now I Know My ABCs!
Collection of Janet Stone’s award winning alphabet quilt series from 2008 – 2024. “I’ve always had a thing for the alphabet. I was a cross-stitcher for a long time and always made samplers.
March 6 – July 28, 2026
NEW QUILTS FROM AN OLD FAVORITE: FOOD
This international contest and exhibition organized by the National Quilt Museum challenges quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a theme and specific traditional pattern. Finalists of the contest usually include quilts from many different U.S. states and several other countries.
April 3, 2026 – September 15, 2026
Tula Pink: Twenty Years of Tula Pink
Tula Pink is celebrating 20 years of doing what she does best. These quilts are from her personal collection and this is the first time they are being exhibited in public.
Visit the NQM Shop
Stop in to the Museum Shop on your next visit to NQM and browse our unique selection of gifts, including quilting and quilt-themed inventory, artworks and crafts by regional makers, t-shirts, books and more!
The National Quilt Museum is a 501c3 non-profit partially funded by:
