This place has closed The Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts is a museum in

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and exhibits textiles, clothing and accessories. Opened in 2009, the Center features an international collection of historical and contemporary textiles,

embroidery Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen ...

, clothing,

lace Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is divided into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, although there are other types of lace, such as knitted o ...

, samplers and accessories from North America, Europe, Africa, Japan, India and Central Asia. The collection also includes contemporary wearable art and

fiber art Fiber art (fibre art in British spelling) refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as ...

s. The museum is named after its founding benefactor, Ruth E. Funk, an artist and designer, who donated funds and her collection of international textiles to the museum in 2006.

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Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts website
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