Education at the Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum

Teachers		Students		Adults And Families		Quilters

Philosophy of Education

The Quilt & Textile Museum and its parent organization, the Heritage Center of Lancaster County, are dedicated to the concept of lifelong learning, recognizing that people of all ages benefit from museums and their collections.

Fundamentally, museums are educational institutions. The Quilt & Textile Museum endeavors to provide meaningful learning opportunities and experiences for the entire community:


		Curriculum support and professional development opportunities for Teachers.

		A variety of Students programs that are relevant to curriculum at many grade levels and meet the Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards.

		Programs for Adults and Families that provide interesting content about local history and decorative arts, as well as opportunities for participants to try their hand at creating a traditional craft.

		Special opportunities just for Quilters.

Business Supporters of the Heritage Center's Educational Programs

The Heritage Center of Lancaster County is the grateful recipient of donations under the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. To date, in 2008, the Heritage Center has received donations from Fulton Bank, Lift, Inc. and Capital Blue Cross. These donations total $11,000.

The EITC Program enables businesses to receive tax credits for their donations to approved non-profit organizations. The Heritage Center is approved as an Educational Improvement Organization because of the outstanding quality of its educational programs. The Heritage Center offers numerous programs that directly benefit students and teachers in southcentral Pennsylvania . These programs include school visits to the Heritage Center 's two museums in downtown Lancaster : The Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum and the Heritage Center Museum . Other programs are offered in the form of presentations made in the classroom by museum educators, kits offered for in-classroom use and professional development workshops for teachers on topics related to local history.

Businesses desiring more information about potential donations under the EITC Program are encouraged to contact the Heritage Center or the program's website: http://www.newpa.com/find-and-apply-for-funding/funding-and-program-finder/funding-detail/index.aspx?progId=62 .

Antique Quilt and Textile Dating

The Quilter Community

National Online Quilters

McCall's Quilting

Quilting Arts Magazine

Fiberarts Magazine

Quilter's World Magazine

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