Wednesday, February 25, 2026
14:00 EST | 13:00 CST | 11:00 PST
LIVE via Zoom for WSNF and IQM members | Recording: NOW Available on YouTube
This week’s monthly Textile Talk is presented by the International Quilt Museum (IQM) and features IQM’s Curator of International Collections Marin Hanson, PhD in conversation with Yoshiko I. Wada, PhD.
Yoshiko is the Guest Curator for IQM’s current exhibition, Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles. We invite you to join Marin Hanson and Yoshiko Wada as they discuss their collaborative journey that culminated in IQM’s Boro Exhibition.
Boro Exhibition Dates: February 6 – July 20, 2026
International Quilt Museum
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mark your calendars for additional collaborative events by WSNF and IQM.
LIVE via Zoom for WSNF and IQM members | Recorded and shared on YouTube
From cataloging to creative display, every stage contributed to shaping the Boro Exhibition. Yoshiko engages in conversations with the talented staff of the IQM.
March 27 (11:00 CET | 9:00 PST): Yoshiko Wada, PhD, in conversation with Mr. Jamie Swartz, IQM’s Collections Manager.
April 24 (LIVE in-person at IQM in Lincoln, Nebraska. Also via Zoom and recorded): Reception; lecture by Prof. Sandra Dudley, University of Leicester; and a Gallery Talk with Yoshiko Wada, Sandra Dudley, and Marin Hanson
May 29 (11:00 CET | 9:00 PST): Yoshiko Wada, PhD, conversation with Mr. Camilo Sanchez, IQM’s Curator of Exhibitions.
Stay Tuned for Details!