Museum As...

Museum As… is the third and final presentation in a trilogy of exhibitions designed to illuminate The Fabric Workshop and Museum’s (FWM) origins and name, which can be misleading or confusing. Each exhibition, organized around a singular element in our name and drawing from FWM’s extensive collection, welcomes visitors to discover the many facets of fabric, workshop, or museum. 
 
FWM has been dedicated to making, presenting, and collecting since its inception in 1977. Interestingly, the word “museum” was not officially added to our name until 1996, nearly twenty years later. 
 
With over 4,000 objects in our collection (including finished objects and process material), our collection has a unique energy, history, and purpose. Our institutional values are represented in the artists we work with, the projects we create, and the objects we dedicate the time and resources necessary to preserving, contextualizing, and sharing with future generations.  
 
FWM has a distinct approach to being a museum. Museum As… demonstrates our history of orchestrating situations for artistic collaboration and experimentation. Our institutional commitment to big dreaming alongside artists and our community has led to thrilling projects. See how our pursuit of unexpected ideas, materials, and processes has resulted in a museum unlike any other.