Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

A wonderful and inviting place, the museum houses a rotating display of award winning artist quilts from around the country and globe. They have both a diversity of artists, and currently have an exhibition as well of a single artist. The staff are well informed and friendly, and know the background as well as some of the artists themselves. The museum also has some supplies as well as classes to make your own creation.

I think that I built this one up in my mind too much before visiting. I am a quilter and was super excited that there was a quilt museum. I had visited several quilt museums in other states before and was excited that there was one in the Denver Metro area. The museum is now in a converted light industrial warehouse area and consists of one large room and one small room. The price of $12.00 seemed a little high for what was available.When we visited, there was a display of art quilts. These were interesting, but the was no balance with the more traditional quilting methods. In addition, the art quilt exhibit showed multiple quilts from the same quilters. This may be because so many fewer quilters do these types of quilts. After all, they are not traditional quilts and are more of a textile decoration. I am sure it could be better on a future visit, but I feel like it was OK for now. I hope that I will be able to convince my future self to give it another try in the future.

This quilt museum is rad. I estimate their total gallery space is less than 2000 ft.². The bathrooms are clean and plentiful. The gift shop features a wide selection of fabric by the bolt. I recommend you visit if only for a short time

If you admire quilts, from a casual to avid interest, there's lots to like here. Bright, modern gallery with changing quilt exhibits and a gift shop (much more space than old location in downtown Golden). The selection of modern and historic quilts on display during my visit provided an interesting contrast. A very friendly and helpful docent was giving a tour. They also offer classes.Worth a visit.

What a delightful gem off the beaten path. A small but very well put together exibit with excellent explanations. Its a shame its not within walking distance of downtown - but def worth a visit!

Since Quilting is a form of art, I viewed this more as an art collection rather than a museum. They had many quilts on display. I believe the quilts where made by a small group of woman on a small Asian Pacific island near Japan. This was the majority of items on display in the larger room, the docent said there was quilts in the smaller back room that were of the American civil war era. When I looked at them they seemed to be reproductions with a photo next to them of the original. This is understandable since a quilt from the civil war era would be very valuable and not be hung loosely and unguarded. Overall I found this place interesting and the ladies at the front desk were friendly and accommodating.

Perfectly good waste of the $6 admission price. I don't think this can be fairly called a museum as much as one dude's collection, many of which were acquired from EBay. They even had a quilt made by him on display. Why, you ask? Damned good question. Maybe to show you that dudes who collect quilts can make them too. It obviously had absolutely zero historical significance. The guide was very nice, but was bored and eager to make small talk and chat. Us? Not so much, but she didn't pick up on the signals, and anything more blatant seemed rude, so we rolled with it. They want your name and address when you enter, which I think is a bit intrusive. So I made up some info but accurately provided my state.

Definitely a small "museum" but my mom and I really enjoyed our visit here.During our visit, they had a collection of Australian quilts on display. It is mind-blowing the amount of detail and skill that goes into said quilts - they were all beautiful but also looked very complex. We had a volunteer give us a "tour" which was a nice touch as it made the visit more interactive, and he was a wealth of info.If you are a quilter or even just a fan of art, the Rocky Mtn quilt museum is a nice stop when in Golden.

This museum is divided up in a business building, so that you go from the front display room, down the hall to another display room, and across the hall to two different store fronts, if you want to purchase anything. They have many new and used quilts for sale. Open M-Sat, 10am to 4pm, Sun noon to 4pm. Price $6 for adults.The exhibit itself currently features different quilting styles, from the traditional to very innovative. One exhibit is Sisters in Cloth: works by African-American textile artists. In that exhibit, one quilt caught my eye: done by a woman who got breast cancer and survived in memory of her daughter who also got breast cancer, but succumbed. Another quilt was an appliqued portrait of Bobby McFerrin, who wrote the song, "Dont' Worry, Be Happy." The other exhibit was Pre-1840 Bed Coverings by the Amerian Quilt Study Group.The exhibits change, so if you go there, you may be treated to a whole different experience.

Not everyone is a quilter including me but the display of Grimaldi and Beasley quilts just blew me away. Plus don't forget the artists who designed and quilted them. I have followed my quilting wife to shows all over the West and these were as fine as anything I have seen.The facility provides an excellent viewing space. I was glad to pay the admission fee and walked away satisfied.