Ongoing Exhibits - Available Indefinitely

Quilts and Quilt Making Tools

Pennsylvania Quilts are on display in the Shoemaker Quilt Gallery (above).

Artist Series: Robert Haynes

May 11-15, 2010

Noted artist and custom rug designer Robert W. Haynes will exhibit at the Packwood House Museum in May. A public reception on Saturday, May 8, from 6-8pm kicks off his exhibit, which will also be open to the public without charge on May 11-15.

Haynes graduated from Drexel University in 1974 with a B.S. in Interior Design. His career evolved into the design and fabrication of custom rugs for clients worldwide. Haynes also worked with stained glass design and fabrication, hand-painted fabrics, and paintings. For much of the past 15 years, Mr. Haynes has owned a custom rug studio that works directly with individual clients, through retail stores, and through a select group of interior design firms. His handsome rugs adorn private residences, corporate offices, and public and government spaces throughout the world.

In 2005, Haynes turned to painting, working in acrylic and mixed media. Haynes says that, regardless whether he’s making a rug or completing a painting, “my goal has always been to bring to all projects an original design that is truly unique, but still simply compliments and helps complete the space.” He works with clients who often have their own creative ideas. Haynes says that “custom rugs are not the most important element in any given interior, but they can certainly be the most dramatic.” They add needed warmth to the mixture of cooler materials in formal, large interior spaces.

Packwood House Museum is proud to host the work of this talented artist. The museum’s Tour Center is located at 15 North Water Street in Lewisburg, and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm. For more information about other museum events, upcoming exhibits, or programs, please call the museum at 570-524-0323, or visit www.packwoodhousemuseum.com.

"The Art of Craft"

Packwood House Museum, June 15-September 18

Over the past 200 years, residents of central PA have produced items that are both utilitarian in nature but also works of art. This exhibit includes goods produced by furniture makers, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, weavers, rifle makers, buggy and wagon makers, potters, book makers, coppersmiths, and other craftspeople. Although the industrial revolution impacted heavily on these cottage industries, today there are yet a number of local residents still making these items the old way. This exhibit celebrates the regional tradition of making everyday items that are also artistic.