'The Textile Museum' is located in the
Kalorama neighborhood of
Northwest Washington, D.C.,
USA.
The museum is "dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the
textile arts." Founded in
1925 by
George Hewitt Myers, the museum normally receives between 25,000 and 30,000 visitors each year. The museum started with 275 rugs and 60 non-western textiles, but today has over 17,000 objects dating from 3,000
B.C. to the present.
It's housed in the Tucker House designed by
Waddy Wood and the Myers House desiged by
John Russell Pope.
External links
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Textile Museum website