2008 Woodie Awards
Quilt center set to open Sunday
Jenna Gibson
Issue date: 3/24/08 Section: News
The quilt center also includes "behind-the-scenes" museum features.
It boasts a large photography room where people work on creating high-resolution images of all the quilts in the collection.
Also, researchers can apply for fellowships to study the quilts, or they can apply to study the quilts for a specific academic purpose on an individual basis.
"We take a very open eye to that kind of thing," Ose said.
The center has a large storage room with moveable shelving to stow up to 8,000 quilts.
When a quilt is acquired, it is isolated for two weeks to make sure there are no insects on it before it is added to the rest of the collection.
The workers are especially worried about critters such as moths, silverfish and carpet beetles, which can eat and damage textiles.
For this reason, few people are allowed into the storage room.
"As a matter of safety for our quilts, the fewer people who are in here, the better," said Janet Price, collections manager for the IQSC.
Ose said workers are expecting a crowd for the center's opening.
"We can't wait to see the reaction of visitors to the new museum, the debut exhibitions and the virtual gallery," Ose said. "It is exciting to have such a wonderful place to showcase our collection."
jennagibson@dailynebraskan.com
It boasts a large photography room where people work on creating high-resolution images of all the quilts in the collection.
Also, researchers can apply for fellowships to study the quilts, or they can apply to study the quilts for a specific academic purpose on an individual basis.
"We take a very open eye to that kind of thing," Ose said.
The center has a large storage room with moveable shelving to stow up to 8,000 quilts.
When a quilt is acquired, it is isolated for two weeks to make sure there are no insects on it before it is added to the rest of the collection.
The workers are especially worried about critters such as moths, silverfish and carpet beetles, which can eat and damage textiles.
For this reason, few people are allowed into the storage room.
"As a matter of safety for our quilts, the fewer people who are in here, the better," said Janet Price, collections manager for the IQSC.
Ose said workers are expecting a crowd for the center's opening.
"We can't wait to see the reaction of visitors to the new museum, the debut exhibitions and the virtual gallery," Ose said. "It is exciting to have such a wonderful place to showcase our collection."
jennagibson@dailynebraskan.com
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