Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (RMQM)
Established 1990 (1990)
Location 1213 Washington Avenue, Golden, Colorado
Coordinates 39°45′19″N 105°13′16″W / 39.7553°N 105.22121°W / 39.7553; -105.22121Coordinates: 39°45′19″N 105°13′16″W / 39.7553°N 105.22121°W / 39.7553; -105.22121
Type Quilt, Art
Website rmqm.org

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (RMQM) is a cultural and historical quilt museum in Golden, Colorado. The permanent collection contains over 550 quilts dating back to the 19th century. The museum is also home to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Gift Shop and Sandra Dallas Library.

The museum is an independent nonprofit institution with approximately eight staff members, more than 250 volunteers, and a seven-member Board of Directors.

Exhibits and Collections

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's permanent collection houses over 550 quilts. These quilts range from early 1800s to contemporary art quilts and include the 101 pieces from Eugenia Mitchell’s original donation. The collection is continuously expanding. The collection is available to search online through the Quilt Index.

The museum hosts four exhibits per year in its gallery as well as regular smaller exhibits from the collection or quilt artists. RMQM has exhibited local, national and international quilts and exhibits range in scope from historic quilts to modern and art quilts.

Sandra Dallas Library

Sandra Dallas Library

RMQM’s Sandra Dallas Library contains more than 5,000 items – books, pamphlets, DVDs, and videos – covering a wide range of quilt-related subjects, from history to fiction to patterns and techniques. The library is a self-supporting facility staffed entirely by volunteers. The public is welcome to visit the library to browse the collection and do research. RMQM members may borrow materials from the circulating collection. The Online Catalog is available for online browsing.

Education

RMQM offers various Adult and Youth Education programs and classes each year. Topics include Kids’s Summer Camps, Learning to Quilt or Free Motion Quilting for adults, and many others.

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