FWM Open House

International Museum Day

May 18, 2024
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Project Technician Allen West (at left) works on the scoreboard for Group Hug, which will keep tally of visitors’ performance. Nearby, Franco Andrés adds a textured finish to the floor of the bahay kubo. Risa Puno, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Group Hug, 2024. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño.

This International Museum Day, The Fabric Workshop and Museum bares all!

Explore immersive, interactive, and deeply personal exhibitions on view, then go behind-the-scenes to learn how our Studio brings the experimental visions of Artists-in-Residence to life. Stop by our Print Studio to screenprint your very own artwork for a truly unconventional museum experience.

Event Information

May 18, 2024
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Included with free general admission. Plan your visit today.

Free Tickets

Art + Artists

Jessica Campbell: Heterodoxy
Tours at 12:30 and 2:30 pm
First Floor Gallery

John Jarboe: The Rose Garden
Tours at 1:30 and 3:30 pm
Second Floor Gallery

FWM Studio + Shopworks
Tours at 12:30 and 2:30 pm
Fifth Floor Studio

Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tours
Tours at 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, and 4:15 pm
Seventh Floor Archive

Risa Puno: Group Hug
Tours at 1:30 and 3:30 pm
Eighth Floor Gallery

Print / Making

Tufting Demo
Workshops at 1:30 pm and 3:15 pm
Fifth Floor Studio

Decorative Iron-on Patch Printing
Workshops at 12:00 and 3:00 pm
Sixth Floor Print Studio

Printing with Large Screens
Workshops at 1:00 and 4:00 pm
Sixth Floor Print Studio

30-Minute Print Demo
Demos at 2:00 and 2:30 pm
Sixth Floor Print Studio

Kids Corner

Book Reading: Once Upon the Sun & Sea: Indigenous Stories and Folk Tales from the Philippines
Reading by co-author Jo Tiongson-Perez at 12:00 and 1:00 pm
First Floor

Book Reading: Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
2:00 and 3:00 pm
First Floor

Kids Corner Workshop
Activities include butterfly weaving, flower pin making, yarn weaving, and collage portraits.
12:00–5:00 pm (with breaks for book readings)
First Floor

Related Exhibitions

A photograph of the artist Risa Puno, a young woman with black hair, a warm colored blouse and grey jeans, sitting in a brown geometric pod. She is holding a pink and orange multi-sided structure in her hands. Her seat is made of green felted leaves. The walls and floors are all made of the same pink bamboo.

Risa Puno: Group Hug
March 1, 2024 - July 21, 2024

A photograph of a person seated at a round dining table. They are wearing a shiny pink outfit and their face is obscured by a large rose. The table is covered by a draping tablecloth made up of doily patterns. The environment is likewise draped in sheer fabric curtains. There is an empty chair to the right of the table and a bouquet of roses hanging upside down from the ceiling, just over the seated person.

John Jarboe: The Rose Garden
May 11, 2024 - September 29, 2024

A photograph of a dimly lit room with three wooden tables surrounded by chairs. The far wall is dark green with a large artwork resembling a red fireplace and framed picture. On the left wall is a lighter green tapestry with a busy floral pattern.

Jessica Campbell: Heterodoxy
October 6, 2023 - June 9, 2024