The museum is currently closed.
We are defining the field of textile studies and conservation through our publications, scholarly programs, and academic collaborations. Scholars can take advantage of our online resources, as well as materials in our library and study center.
Featured Publications
The Textile Museum Journal
The museum publishes the journal each fall, presenting new scholarship on textiles from around the world.
Exhibition Publications
The museum produces catalogues for select exhibitions. Browse our past exhibitions to find titles available for purchase.
Digital Resources
Access our scholarship or support your own research with these free resources on textiles.
- Collections website: Explore highlights from the museum's and university’s collections.
- The Textile Museum Thesaurus (PDF): This handbook of nearly 3,000 detailed textile terms is a tool for cataloging and searching.
- Woven Interiors catalogue (PDF) for the 2019 exhibition Woven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt
- A Nomad's Art catalogue (PDF) for the 2018 exhibition A Nomad's Art: Kilims of Anatolia
- Stories of Migration catalogue for the 2016 exhibition Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora
- Unraveling Identity catalogue (PDF) for the 2015 exhibition Unraveling Identity: Our Textiles, Our Stories
- The Sultan's Garden catalogue (PDF) for the 2012 exhibition The Sultan's Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art
Research Opportunities
Scholars and students can make an appointment to study works in our collections.
