30 Years of Quilting Our LEgacy
The Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild (NHQG) celebrated their milestone 30th Anniversary with their new quilt exhibit, “30 Years of Quilting Our Legacy” at the Montclair History Center’s Crane House & Historic YWCA Museum. The Guild took over the Crane House & Historic YWCA with not just traditional quilts but a variety of other artworks using a variety of quilting techniques and different materials. The major themes of this year’s exhibition included “Celebrating Black Music” and “Quilted Masterpieces”, as well other smaller special themed exhibits.
NHQG was established to document and preserve the rich heritage of African American quilting. Since its founding in 1995, the Guild has provided quilters in our community with a forum for sharing ideas, encouraging and revitalizing their knowledge of the craft. The Guild restored a sense of African-American history and culture through its distinctive quilting traditions. Over the years, the Guild has provided quilters of different generations with a forum in which learning from the past is connected to the task of building for the future. Above all, the Guild is committed to preserving the tradition of African American quilting by passing it from generation to generation. For additional information, please visit the website http://www.nubianquilters.org
This exhibit is now closed; please enjoy this virtual exhibit! The Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild exhibits at the Montclair History Center every other year, so stay tuned for Summer 2027 for their return.
Exhibit and programs sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild and Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center.
