Online Museums and Exhibitions
HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA (HGA)
TEXTILES and TEA TALKS
Tuesdays at 4 p.m. (EDT)
HGA hosts conversations with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field focusing on their artwork and their creative journeys. Join the chat about fiber, creativity, inspiration, process, and more. ​
COOPER HEWITT
Significant textile collection of the world.
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DUMBARTON OAKS
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, DC hosts an extensive collection of Byzantine and early Islamic textiles.​
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KYOTO COSTUME INSTITUTE
DIGITAL COLLECTION
More than 15,000 objects from over 200 regions of the world.
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McCORD MUSEUM
ONLINE COLLECTION
The Dress, Fashion and Textiles collection: 20,000 garments and accessories spanning the past three centuries.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
ONLINE COLLECTION
15,000+ objects from over 200 regions of the world of the world.
The Costume Institutes' Online Exhibitions and Tours
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MUSEUM of ART and DESIGN
ONLINE COLLECTION of TEXTILES
More than 2,000 objects representing 95% of the museum’s collection are available online, including more than 500 fiber objects. These are both classic and contemporary works by familiar and new artists.
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MUSEUM AT FIT
An invitation to explore and learn about fashion with more than 100 online exhibitions.​
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TEXTILE HIVE
The Andrea Aranow Textile Design Collection, the largest digitized independent textile collection in the world, comprised of 40,000 objects and growing. Membership ($99) required.
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TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA
Enter the archive to dive into past exhibitions dating back to 1989, watch recordings of past programs, or learn about the museum's future programming.
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TEXTILE RESEARCH CENTRE
TRC digital exhibitions is a project that was set up in early 2017 to highlight some of the most interesting and intriguing objects housed in the TRC collection. In June 2019, there were nearly 25,000 objects.
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TEXTILE SOCIETY, U.K.
ONLINE COLLECTION
List of online databases to various textile collections.
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VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
ONLINE COLLECTION
More than 15,000 objects from over 200 regions of the world.