Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California

Routed West celebrates quilts in the context of the Second Great Migration, a mass movement of 5 million African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North and West between 1940-1970 in search of a more equitable life.

Through over 80 artworks, the show explores quilts’ joyful power in Black life.

Highlights include cherished heirlooms reflecting family histories, links across generations and work by contemporary artists who are keeping African American quilting traditions alive.