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- Acadian Textiles: Products of Family Heritage - An exhibit of textiles made by Louisiana Acadians.
netserver.huec.lsu.edu/acadian
- Allhallows Lace Museum - Housed in a 14th century chapel in Honiton, the museum preserves the Devonshire town's 400-year-old lace making industry. Lace demonstrations and gift shop.
www.honitonlace.com/mus_ndx.htm
- American Textile History Museum - Textiles, tours, and decorative arts are just a few of the exhibits and activities, including demonstrations and special events. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts.
www.athm.org
- Antonio Ratti Textile Center - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Met possesses one of the finest collections of textiles in the world, including archaeological fragments, silk tapestries, carpets, quilts, ecclesiastical vestments and embroidered wall panels.
www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=20
- Bata Shoe Museum - Toronto's authority on historic, regional, and cultural footwear. Information and images of the collections, list of exhibitions, gift shop, programs and facility rentals, map, admission costs and hours of operation.
www.batashoemuseum.ca
- Central Museum of Textiles - Overview of the museum, department guide, visitor and exhibit information. Piotrkowska, Poland. English and Polish versions available.
www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl
- Costume Collection of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa - This collection is divided into Asian, Ethnic, Hawaiian, and Western subcategories. The site has information about exhibits and the Textiles and Clothing Program.
www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/costume
- Costumes & Textiles - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Costumes and Textiles department houses over 50,000 objects balanced between textiles and dress. You can view eleven beautiful pieces online.
www.lacma.org/art/perm_col/costumes/costume2.htm
- Dugald Costume Museum of Canada - "The Costume Museum of Canada has 35,000 artifacts related to clothing, accessories and textiles spanning over 400 years of history." The site includes information about the museum and its exhibitions and collections.
www.costumemuseum.com
- Hooser Weaving Centre - Collection features hand-woven textiles, equipment, reference library and archival records of Honey Hooser, pioneer, teacher and master weaver (1894-1984), from the Canada.
www.surreyweaving.com
- Latimer Quilt and Textile Center - Exhibits handmade textiles. Located in Oregon.
www.oregoncoast.com/latimertextile
- Masson Mills Heritage Centre - Sir Richard Arkwright's 1783 mills at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire is a working textile museum.
www.massonmills.co.uk
- Mississippi Valley Textile Museum - A history of the Almonte woolen industry. Site includes a schedule of events.
www.textilemuseum.mississippimills.com
- Musée du Chapeau - Features the history of French hatmaking. English and French. Located in Monts du Lyonnais.
www.museeduchapeau.com
- Musee de l'Impression sur Etoffes de Mulhouse - French textile and fashion museum offers online exhibits and information on location and special events. English and French.
www.musee-impression.com/gb/default.html
- Museum for Textiles - "The only museum in Canada exclusively devoted to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles from around the world." The site contains museum information and pictures of items in the collection.
www.museumfortextiles.on.ca
- Nederlands Textile Museum - Textiles in art, technology, industry and design.
www.textielmuseum.nl
- Potomac Craftsmen Gallery at the Torpedo Factory - The gallery is a "co-operative association of fiber artists." The site features information on the gallery, members, and upcoming exhibits.
www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/potomac_crafts.htm
- Tassenmuseum Hendrikje/Museum of Bags & Purses - Shows the history of the lady's handbag in western culture from the late Middle Ages to present day.
www.museumofbagsandpurses.com
- Textile Museum - The Washington, DC museum devoted to the handmade textile arts. Site features information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop featuring gifts from around the world.
www.textilemuseum.org
- Textural Space - Traveling UK exhibition of contemporary Japanese textile art.
www.texturalspace.com
- The Art of Being Kuna: Molas - These molas are made by the Kuna people of Panama. This exhibit was "organized and developed by the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, and is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities."
www.conexus.si.edu/kuna/eng/toc/indexie.htm
- The Clothing and Textiles Museum - Exhibits artifacts of the textile and clothing heritage of the Canadian Prairies.
www.umanitoba.ca/academic/faculties/human_ecology/ct_museum/index.html
- The Costume Institute - The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents including 18th century menswear and 20th century haute couture.
www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=8
- The Museum of Costume - A world wide collection of 17th to 20th century costume, specializing in Old English dress and court fashion.
www.museumofcostume.co.uk
- Windham Textile and History Museum - Features a virtual tour and an activities page for children. Located in Willimantic, CT.
www.millmuseum.org
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