Lunch at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia USA
6 October | 12–1pm
Chief Curator Kate Hebert will be at George Washington's Mount Vernon to share the story of how the American Museum & Gardens' remarkable collection came to be founded and the people involved in shaping it. The presentation will feature some of the highlights of the collection, such as early whole-cloth quilts, pieced and appliquéd work, Hawaiian and Amish quilts, and some of the more unusual and quirky designs. This event is part of the Washington Library's Lunch at the Library series, which includes lunch. Please note, this event is in Virginia, USA.
About the Author
Kate Hebert is the Chief Curator at the American Museum & Gardens. Her responsibilities include the care and presentation of over 12,000 collection items of American decorative arts within a Grade-1 listed building. As a keen quilter in her spare time, the opportunity to work with the outstanding collection of 250 world renowned American quilts at the Museum is particularly appealing. She has written two books about the quilt collection; Quilts at the American Museum & Gardens (Kulturalis, 2025) and Classic Quilts at the American Museum (Scala, 2010).
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6 October
