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.
BUILDING BRIDGES
An exhibit of work by 24 members of the Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore. This exhibit highlights the diverse possibilities that weaving offers and includes tapestry weavings, 3-D weavings, clothing, home décor, and more.
COOPER HEWITT
Significant textile collection of the world.
DUMBARTON OAKS
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, DC hosts an extensive collection of Byzantine and early Islamic textiles.
GAWTHORPE TEXTILES COLLECTION
Textile artist Ruth Singer has created an ebook and podcast exploring textile making during the 2020 pandemic lockdown.
KYOTO COSTUME INSTITUTE
DIGITAL COLLECTION
More than 15,000 objects from over 200 regions of the world
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
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.
MUSEUM AT FIT
FASHION CULTURE PROGRAMS
Programs are streaming live, but registration is required.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
FIBER ART ONLINE
Collection of 121 textile items, worldwide.
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.
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA
The online collection allows you to access all 15,000+ objects from over 200 regions of the world
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.
TEXTILE SOCIETY, U.K.
ONLINE COLLECTION
List of online databases to various textile collections.
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
ONLINE COLLECTION
More than 15,000 objects from over 200 regions of the world