Artisans Gallery
The Artisans Gallery is an educational gallery where you can purchase and learn about handmade textiles representing global traditions. We share the stories of artisans around the world and support certified fair trade, sustainable, handmade and culturally authentic work. Museum members always receive a 10 percent discount.
Tuesday-Saturday
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed on university holidays.
Our staff associates can help you place an order for delivery.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-960-5311
Currently Featured
The Artisans Gallery features rotating displays and textiles that directly relate to our museum collections. We currently feature the following:
Our Principles
Your purchase helps sustain culturally meaningful textile traditions that are threatened by mass production, climate change and loss of generational knowledge. We are committed to upholding the following principles in pursuit of an ethical commercial exchange.
Fair Trade: We purchase products only from companies that provide good working conditions for workers and ensure no child labor or forced labor was used.
Sustainable: We source textile products that are produced in responsible ways, both for the maker and for the planet.
Handmade: We feature unique or one-of-a-kind items that emphasize quality craftsmanship.
Culturally Authentic: We present objects that emanate from the geographic regions that developed their techniques and aesthetic, or by artists who are inspired by their cultural traditions and textile techniques.
