Global
International Collaborative Planning
The Quilt Index leaders, MSU Museum, MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online, and the Alliance for American Quilts in partnership with the International Quilt Study Center & Museum are developing plans to internationalize the Quilt Index. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded a collaborative planning process which will result in the following outcomes and activities:
Overarching goal: Plan Quilt Index internationalization and reflect on the process and challenges of international collaboration process for the benefit of the broader museum and library communities
Outputs:
- Online list of Quilt Collections internationally
- Application and planning process for non-U.S. contributors
- Five-year overall plan and several detailed plans with specific institutions (leading to grant proposal submissions)
- White paper detailing lessons learned for museum & library professionals
Project Activities:
- Creating international advisory board for planning
- Conducting global survey of textile holding institutions
- Conducting a literature review of issues for international collaborations
- Data testing and inclusion of international quilts from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum
- Convening virtual workshops for global organizations to introduce Quilt Index and explore issues for collaboration
- Submitting at least one IMLS national leadership proposal
- Analyzing survey data and workshop results
- Writing white paper, disseminating draft and results
- Disseminating results
