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It’s officially blanket season, and what better to kick it off than with an trip to the historic James J. Hill House for the new Contemporary Art Quilt exhibit. Opening this Saturday, October 2nd, you’ll be pulled into a time when quilt-making was a tradition, and finished pieces were treasured as family heirlooms.

In the new exhibit, you’ll see a range of contemporary quilts, from new school to 18th-century. The Minnesota Historical Society will pluck a handful of quilts from its collection of more than 350 to show off, while local quilt artists who’ve been working in Minnesota for the past 25 years will also present their work. The exhibit includes a special landscape piece made by  Thomas Myers in the 1930s. Myers was best known for building the Douglas Lodge at Itasca State Park but apparently his side-hobby of quilting proved quite unique in its style. In this exhibit expect to see unusual and colorful examples of creative quilting at its best. And who knows? You might even be inspired to try quilting yourself. Sounds like a great winter project to us!

Bonus: You’re already there, so why not take a spin around the grounds of the historic Hill House, a gorgeous manse with plenty of marvelous nooks and crannies to explore.

The exhibit opens this Saturday, Oct 2nd and runs through Jan 22nd. For more information click HERE.

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tours; gallery 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: Included in regular tour admission of $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 ages 6-17. Gallery admission alone $2. Free for MHS members.