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Angela Olson, [email protected]
The George Washington University
Chita Middleton, [email protected]
The Textile Museum
Washington, D.C.—Twenty-five years after its first display on the National Mall, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is returning to Washington, D.C. this summer. Deemed by an act of Congress to be a National Treasure, The Quilt now consists of more than 47,000 panels commemorating the lives of tens of thousands of individuals. The Textile Museum hosted the press preview for the original Quilt, and this summer the museum is joining organizations across D.C. in displaying panels of the quilt in celebration of the anniversary and the XIX International AIDS Conference. Visit the museum’s Myers Room July 21-27 for the special opportunity to see a panel of the Quilt.