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Quilts and Costumes Examined in New DAR Museum Exhibition

U.S. Newswire, November, 2007

Content provided in partnership with HighBeam Research

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Bren Landon of DAR, +1-202-572-0563, blandon@dar.org

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Being a museum curator isnt just about picking old or pretty objects for a collection - so what does make an object museum-worthy? The DAR Museum exhibition New Threads: Quilts and Costumes, which runs from November 9, 2007 - March 1, 2008, invites patrons into the mind of a curator by showcasing recently acquired quilts and costumes and explaining why and how each piece was accepted into the museums collection.

Since the founding of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1890, the DAR Museum collection has grown to more than 30,000 objects. Of these about 23 percent are clothing...

 

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