HOURS:
Thursdays, Fridays | 1pm to 5pm
Saturdays, Sundays | 11am to 5pm
Open Call for Bay Area Artists
To celebrate our Golden Anniversary, the Museum invites artists from across the wider Bay Area to submit work for The Next 50: A Bay Area Textile Open, a juried open call exhibition celebrating the breadth, innovation, and vitality of textile art today. Click the button below to learn more about how to submit YOUR textile art for our juried exhibition.
On View at the Museum:
A Mi Manera
June 5th — September 20th, 2026
A Mi Manera is sponsored in part, by AARP & LUNA Mexican Kitchen
& Dance of Life
featuring Latine Textile Traditions
June 5th — September 20th, 2026
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Material Futures: Exploring Algae-Based Bioplastics
Saturday, August 29th, from 10am to 2pm
Together, we’ll explore the fascinating world of algae-based bioplastics, and discover how they can be used as expressive mediums for design, art, and storytelling. Through a live demonstration, participants will learn a specific recipe for creating their own bioplastic, gaining insight into the material’s unique properties, drying process, and creative potential through additives.
During the hands-on session, each participant will cast and shape their own bioplastic samples while experimenting with color, texture, layering, and embedded materials. We’ll discuss different applications and encourage participants to imagine how these materials might be incorporated into future objects, installations, or personal creative practices. No prior experience is needed-- just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
$130 per person
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Estate Planning Workshop with Caplan Wilkinson
Saturday, August 29th, from 10am to 11am
Join us for a free of cost Estate Planning Workshop with Caplan Wilkinson at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles! Benefit from easy to understand, practical guidance from estate planning professionals, learn how to create and update a trust, and begin implementing key steps to protect your family and finances for peace of mind.
FREE ADMISSION
Meet Your Machine with Dionne Clabaugh
Saturday, September 5th, from 10am to 1pm
Get familiar with the functions of your sewing machine with instructor Dionne Clabaugh. With this workshop, you will build confidence needed to approach future sewing projects under the highly individualized guidance of an experienced instructor. Perfect for beginning skill levels and those interested in starting their fiber arts journey.
Please bring your machine, and kindly fill out this form prior to enrolling: https://forms.gle/FXc3hovxnk4Auwro6
$100 per person (limited spots!)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Learn to Sew 1 & 2 with Dionne Clabaugh
Saturday, September 19th, from 10am to 1pm
Saturday, September 26th, from 10am to 1pm
Learn to Sew 1 and Learn to Sew 2 with Dionne Clabaugh will teach you the essential techniques to sew properly, teach you skills to approach your own projects, and the confidence to dive into any future fiber arts endeavor. Benefit from individualized instruction from an experienced teacher and build your skills through the consecutive classes. Perfect for beginners looking to get a start in quilting or sewing garments!
Please bring your sewing machine. All other materials will be provided.
$100 per person, per session; enrollment to only one half of the sequence OK
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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The mission of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is to preserve, celebrate, and promote knowledge about quilts and textiles, their creation, their beauty, and their relationship to human culture and expression.
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