Material Nation: 250 Years of American Quilts

· Jun 30, 2026

In honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's International Quilt Museum is showcasing the exhibition, “Material Nation: 250 Years of American Quilts.” The exhibition includes more than 250 quilts and quilt-related objects sourced from the museum’s collection — the largest publicly-held collection in the world. The quilts on display, which include many that have never been on view before, trace American material culture and thread together more than two centuries of the creativity, innovation and community that made quilting a quintessentially American artform…