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Family level membership includes free admission to 2 adults to exhibits; reduced admission to special lectures, workshops, and other events; invitations to member-only events; a 10% discount in the Museum's gift shop; four one-time use guest passes; and reciprocal museum membership at participating institutions.

A key objective of the collection is to recognize and promote an understanding of the central role played by Bay Area artists in the quilting and textile arts revival during the second half of the twentieth century—a movement that continues today. The collection currently holds signature pieces by nationally recognized artists local to the area – Katherine Westphal, Lillian Elliot, Terese May, Marian Clayden, Ed Rossbach, Charlotte Patera, Linda Gass, Joan Schulze, Yvonne Porcella, to name a few – and we anticipate strengthening this important aspect of the collection.

Central to its mission to promote the art, craft, and history of quilts and textiles, the Museum continues to grow its holdings of historical quilts and textiles from world cultures. San Jose and the greater Bay Area include people from the Hispanic, Latino, Vietnamese and Chinese cultures, and each of these cultures has a rich history based in textile traditions. The Museum is committed to preserving world textile traditions as well as contemporary trends in textile arts.