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Families explore the hands-on learning stations in the Activity Gallery during an Arts for Families program at the museum.
The
Activity Gallery encourages visitors of all ages to
learn about the textile arts by touching, looking and
doing.
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The
Textile Learning Center
Permanent Activity Gallery
The Textile
Learning Center's Activity Gallery provides opportunities
for Museum visitors of all ages to learn about how textiles
are made and the ways in which cultural traditions, the environment
and even the economy influence the character of handmade textiles.
Visitors are encouraged to learn by touching, looking and
doing. Touchable textiles ranging from a pile carpet to bark
cloth, illustrate the structures, techniques and processes
used to create traditional textiles. Samples of fibers in
various stages of processing (from silk worm cocoons to silk
thread) and examples of dyestuffs (including crushed bugs!)
are used to explain how natural fibers are prepared for weaving
and how color has been imparted to fiber for thousands of
years. The Textile Learning Center also includes computer stations for further exploration.
The vocabulary
used to describe textiles is rich, varied and often unfamiliar.
Click
here to learn some of the terms most commonly used to
describe handmade textiles. These terms are a brief introduction
to textile terminology and chosen to facilitate your understanding
of the concepts you might encounter
during your visit to The
Textile Museum's Web site.
The Textile
Museum calendar highlights
upcoming learning opportunties for educators, students, adults
and families.
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