Free admission for Veterans and active duty members of the service for the entire month of November.
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.
September 12, 2025 – December 2, 2025
SAQA Primal Forces: Fire
Fire is the third and final component of SAQA’s elemental series, premiering at The National Quilt Museum. Previous exhibitions included Primal Forces: Earth and Primal Forces: Wind.
This exhibition explores fire not just as a destructive force, but as a symbol of renewal, power, and transformation.
August 1 – December 28, 2025
WHILES I YET LIVE: MATRIARCHY AND GENERATIONAL EXCHANGE IN GEE’S BEND
On a small inland horseshoe bend on the shores of the Alabama river, persists the town of Boykin, Alabama, more commonly known as Gee’s Bend. Settled in 1816, the forced labor of those enslaved on this land supported the plantation’s production throughout the 19th century. etition, movement, texture, and unity to look at the bold, beautiful choices available.
October 10 – December 30, 2025
QUILTS OF VALOR: COUNTDOWN TO AMERICA250
The Quilts of Valor Foundation appreciates the service and sacrifice of those who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces and protect our freedoms. A special selection of 12 quilts made by Quilts of Valor volunteers to commemorate the Countdown to America250—the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
October 10, 2025 – March 24, 2026
CHARLES CAMERON: A CURIOUS MODERN QUILTER
Charles Cameron, a North Carolina-based Modern Quilter, is an Engineer by training and vocation while tending toward creative endeavors to maintain balance. Charles’ work explores the use of bright colors, color value, and a mixture of precision and whimsey to reinvent more traditional quilt patterns and designs.
New Quilts from an Old Favorite
2026 Competition
This biennial contest and traveling exhibition organized by The National Quilt Museum challenges quiltmakers to create innovative original quilts combining traditional patterns with varied cultural themes.
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:
