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America 250: Common Threads | Opening Celebration

Festival
Museum-wide
FREE
No Ticket Required
Quilt with nine six-pointed star patches made of colorful fabric scraps on purple background
McAllister Family, Show Quilt with Contained Crazy Stars, 1885-1920, silks, including satin, 55 in. x 54 1/2 in. American Folk Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor Knapp, 2007.9.1.

250 years of American art. One interwoven celebration. 

Our latest exhibition, America 250: Common Threads, is here! Join us for a day of live music, one-act plays, and hands-on artmaking as we commemorate two and a half centuries of American history through art. 

Come step into the American story today. 

Free, no tickets required. Drop by anytime from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

America 250: Common Threads is organized in partnership with the American Folk Art Museum. This exhibition is part of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, presented by Craft in America.

 

America 250 Common Threads sponsors including Stout Executive Search, Christie's, Coca-Cola, UHP, and named families.