The Textile Museum
About The Textile Museum
The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the history of George Washington University and textile arts, located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. The museum was founded by collector George Hewitt Myers in 1925 and was originally housed in two historic buildings in D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood: the Myers family home, designed by John Russell Pope, and an adjacent building designed by Waddy Wood. It reopened in March 2015 as part of George Washington University.
The museum's mission is to expand public knowledge and appreciation – locally, nationally and internationally – of the artistic merits and cultural importance of the world's textiles.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Founded
- 1925
More museums in Washington →Best museums in District of Columbia →
Photos of The Textile Museum
01Washington, D.C.APK · CC BY 4.0
02Interior view - Textile Museum, George Washington UniversityDaderot · Public domain
03Interior view - Textile Museum, George Washington UniversityDaderot · Public domain
04Textile Museum, new homeSer Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0
05's current location at The George Washington University's Foggy Bottom Campus as of MarchAriel Cetrone (WMDC) · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Back view of Textile Museum and George Washington University Museum from quadSer Amantio di Nicolao · CC0
Shared by photographers under free licenses on Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo to see it full size there.
Visitor reviews
No one has reviewed The Textile Museum yet. If you've been, tell other visitors what stood out and when you went. Anyone who has visited can write one, with or without their name, and we read each review before it appears.
No reviews yet. Been here? Be the first to share your visit.
Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of The Textile Museum; the closest, National Museum of the Jewish People, is practically next door.
