Currents

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Currents Amish Arts A comprehensive-and colorful-sur­vey of the distinctive decorative arts cre­ated by and for the Amish of Lancaster County is on view at the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County. About two hundred objects made during a period of two hundred years, from 1790 to 1990, are showcased in “Amish Arts of Lancaster County,” on view through Saturday, Janu­ary 2, 1999. Included...
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Current and Coming

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Current and Coming Quilts Come Home The Keystone State’s newest attraction, the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum, made its debut recently, drawing national attention for its role as a leading educational facility for interpreting and exhibiting the rich and diverse cultural traditions of Lancaster County and southcentral Pennsylvania. The mu­seum was established by the Heritage Center of Lancaster County....
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Out and About

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Out and About Quilt Museum Reopens After having been closed for nine months for substantial renovations and an extensive expansion, the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum recently reopened, boasting an enlarged exhibition space, a one- thousand square foot textile-related museum store, and an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. Peter Swift Seibert, president and CEO of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County,...
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