Fabric Workshop and Museum

The Fabric Workshop and Museum is the only museum in the United States creating and exhibiting new work in new materials and new media in collaboration with emerging and established international artists.

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Threads of History: The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1977-2008
December 12, 2008-February, 2009

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215.561.8888 | fax 215.561.8887 | contact us

The New Temporary Contemporary
1222 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215.568.1111 | fax 215.568.8211 |

Hours: M-F 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 12pm-4pm. Admission: $3 for Adults, Children under 12 and FWM Members for Free. Group tours available by appointment.

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Image credits: Top: Jorge Pardo, Untitled, 1999. Video lounge and museum entrance. Created in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Will Brown ... Above left: Yinka Shonibare in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Space Walk, 2002. Wax-printed cotton fabric, fiberglass, video projection, astronauts each: 83.5 x 22 x 22 inches. Photo: Matt Wargo. ... Above right: The Fabric Workshop at 1214 Arch Street. Photo: Aaron Igler... Bottom left: Trenton Doyle Hancock in residence at FWM, 2006. ... Bottom center: Fabric Workshop and Museum Sales Shop. Photo: Aaron Igler. ... Bottom right: A view of FWM artist-in-residence Ed Ruscha's Industrial Strength, 2008. Photo: Will Brown and Aaron Igler.