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Routed West

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
Posted: October 9, 2026
Category: Routed West
Through nearly 80 quilted objects, this exhibition tells the story of Black people’s movements westward during the Second Great Migration.
A central embroidered and collaged fabric portrait shows a gray-complexioned woman in a brown-and-white polka dot dress and black hat. The portrait is surrounded by various traditional quilt blocks on a beige surface.