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Scroll through a listing of our current and upcoming events,
exhibits, and activities below, or create a customized calendar
by typing in a specific date, the type of event, or the month and
year for which you would like scheduled events.
 MAQS Founders Collection
Click on this title to learn about the museum's collection.
 Oh WOW! Miniature Collection
Click this title link to learn about this Collection and view some of the photos.
 MAQS Traveling Exhibits
Click on this title for a schedule of the museum's traveling exhibitions.
 Artcards for Acquisitions
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 New Schedule for the MAQS Annual Benefit Auction
Held every year during the AQS Quilt Show in April, quilters can participate in both a Silent and Live Auction to add to their stash. Click on this title for the expanded 2008 schedule!
 Pilgrim/Roy Challenge Quilts 2008
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 Annual AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah
The Annual Quilt Show & Contest is hosted by the American Quilter's Society. Please visit their website www.americanquilter.com for show information.
For information on hotel/motel and visiting Paducah, visit the Paducah-McCracken County Visitors Bureau website www.paducah.travel.
Quilt Trail in Kentucky
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Community Scholars Oral History Project
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 Annual Quilt Camp for Kids
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DONATE TO THE ACQUISITION FUND AND RECEIVE A FREE BOOK!
Make a donation of $500 specifically to the Museum’s Acquisition Fund to help us acquire more quilts and receive a leatherbound copy of the book Oh, Wow! The Miniature Quilts and their Makers.
BUY A PORTFOLIO OF PRINTS BY LOWERTOWN PRINTMAKERS
The Paducah Printmakers present a beautiful portfolio of limited-edition, hand-pulled prints with sales benefiting the Museum! Click the title link for more information.
Museum Receives National Designation!
The Museum of the American Quilter's Society has been named as The National Quilt Museum. Click to read more!
Rhapsody Quilts
Ricky Tims
Tuesday, May 5 - Thursday, May 7
Around the Garden
Karen Kay Buckley
Thursday, June 25 - Saturday, June 27
A New Tradition in Quilting
Diane Gaudynski
Thursday, July 30 - Saturday, August 1
The Adventure Continues...
Diane Gaudynski
Monday, August 3 - Wednesday, August 5
Transforming the Still Life
Katie Pasquini Masopust
Thursday, September 10 - Saturday, September 12
Stunning AnglePlay
Margaret Miller
Thursday, November 5 - Saturday, November 7
Quilt National
On exhibit June 15 - August 15, 2008
Innovative selections from the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio. (C collection)
"Designing From Nature"
Workshop with Ruth B. McDowell
Tuesday, July 22 - Saturday, July 26, 2008
 "Inspiration- Native Americana"
Workshop with John Flynn
Thursday, August 7 - Saturday, August 9, 2008
"A New Tradition in Quilting"
Workshop with Diane Gaudynski
Thursday, September 11 - Saturday, September 13, 2008
 "Award Winning Machine Appliqué"
Workshop with Sue Nickels & Pat Holly
Wednesday, September 17 - Saturday, September 20, 2008
 "Designing Your Own Landscape Quilt"
Workshop with Natalie Sewell
Thursday, October 9 - Saturday, October 11, 2008
"The Best of Strip-Piecing I and II"
Workshop with Nancy Crow
Monday, November 10 - Friday, November 14, 2008
 American Quilter's Society Lincoln Contest
On exhibit February 6 - April 7, 2009
Contest exhibit celebrating the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial. This exhibit is sponsored in part by AT&T The Real Yellow Pages.
 New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2009: Burgoyne Surrounded
On exhibit March 13 - May 19, 2008
The extraordinary finalists from the Museum's annual contest that challenges quilters to put a new spin on a traditional block. Accompanied by inspirational quilts from the past. Sponsored by Clover, Fairfield and Janome.
Fraser Smith
On exhibit July 10 – October 6, 2009
Visitors to the Museum are amazed by "Floating", a wooden quilt wall sculpture by Florida artist Fraser Smith. This exhibit of his work will include quilts and jackets; you won't believe they are sculpted of wood!
European Art Quilt V
On exhibit June 19 - August 10, 2009
The acceptance of art quilts as an art form is the goal of this exhibit. Artists from all over Europe- Belgium, Norway, Hungary, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, and the United Kingdom- are creating exceptional works of art within the quilt medium, and gaining this acceptance.
Masters: Art Quilt
On exhibit August 13 – November 10, 2009
Curated by Martha Sielman
Within the art quilt world there are artists who have soared with the medium, fully realizing their visions, and developed bodies of work over the years. These are the recognized masters of the art quilt.
Submit Exhibit Proposals or Ideas
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Facility Rental Click this title link for information and fees on renting the museum's facilities.
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Funding in cooperation with the Kentucky Department of Tourism. The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, provides operational support funding for the Museum of the American Quilter's Society with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment of the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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