Events calendar
An American Legacy: The Brian McCarl Collection
The latest exhibit in the McCarl Coverlet Gallery features selected highlights from Brian McCarl’s collection of 115 historic handwoven coverlets. It will be on display in the McCarl Gallery at Saint Vincent College from April 17th through August 16th, 2024. Admission is free.
Exhibit opening reception
The new exhibit, "An American Legacy: The Brian McCarl Collection," opens with a public reception in the McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College. The reception is open to the public and light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be on display in the McCarl Gallery from April 17th through August 16th, featuring 28 selected highlights from Brian McCarl's collection of 115 historic handwoven coverlets. A printed catalog of the entire collection will be released in conjunction with the opening reception.
Ring in the New Year
ATTENTION: This event will be RESCHEDULED due to winter storm conditions. The new date will be announced soon.
Christmas in the Gallery
The McCarl Gallery will be open for evening hours on Wednesdays in December. Out doing your Christmas shopping? Take a quick break and stop by the Gallery to take in the festive decor, learn a little history, and perhaps come away with a holiday cookie. If you haven’t had the chance, this is a great opportunity to see the current exhibit, “How People Made Coverlets: A 19th century factory tour inspired by Mister Rogers.” Admission is always free!
Christmas in the Gallery
The McCarl Gallery will be open for evening hours on Wednesdays in December. Out doing your Christmas shopping? Take a quick break and stop by the Gallery to take in the festive decor, learn a little history, and perhaps come away with a holiday cookie. If you haven’t had the chance, this is a great opportunity to see the current exhibit, “How People Made Coverlets: A 19th century factory tour inspired by Mister Rogers.” Admission is always free!
Christmas in the Gallery
The McCarl Gallery will be open for evening hours on Wednesdays in December. Out doing your Christmas shopping? Take a quick break and stop by the Gallery to take in the festive decor, learn a little history, and perhaps come away with a holiday cookie. If you haven’t had the chance, this is a great opportunity to see the current exhibit, “How People Made Coverlets: A 19th century factory tour inspired by Mister Rogers.” Admission is always free!
Opening Reception
The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College opens its fall exhibit of antique coverlets entitled How People Made Coverlets: A 19th century factory tour inspired by Mister Rogers with an opening reception on Thursday, September 28, from 5:00-7:00 pm. The reception in the lower lobby of the Fred M. Rogers Center is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
How People Made Coverlets
The factory tour was a perennial favorite feature on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. In his words, “When we show factories, they certainly have fascinating machines, but I always emphasize that it takes people to make machines and to make them work.”
The new exhibit in the McCarl Gallery explores the 19th-century transition from cottage industry to factory automation through the people who made and used the beautiful antique coverlets in the McCarl Collection. The exhibit consists of 24 coverlets, 19th century textile equipment, and excerpts from Mister Roger’s Neighborhood.
Old Glories: All-American coverlets in red, white, & blue
This exhibit explores historical connections between 19th century handwoven coverlets and the original Old Glory, which began as the ship flag of American merchant seaman Captain William Driver.