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International Quilt Study Center and Museum

International Quilt Study Center and Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. The nearest named place is Nevin Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

The story

The International Quilt Museum (formerly the International Quilt Study Center and Museum) is a textile museum at the East Campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. Founded in 1997, the museum moved to its current location in 2008 and houses the largest known public collection of quilts in the world.

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Dates from 1997.

Wikidata Q14704886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82838, -96.67349

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 20
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 11
  • Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell: 2.2 mi
  • Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 2.6 mi
  • Robber's Cave Tours: 3.8 mi
  • Roca Berry Farm: 12.4 mi
  • Elk Prairie: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Master Tables: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • shoreline to reservoir: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5620:2121:02
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:4816:1917:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253041526374787667544029
Precip in0.70.91.62.74.94.53.33.32.92.11.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1050309434

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