Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day

Thank you for your interest in the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day event! This will be hosted on May 31, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the following location:

Nancy Nicholas Hall
School of Human Ecology
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1300 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706

If you would like to reserve an appointment time for collection staff to view your textile with you, please complete the form below. Please provide as much information as you can about your object, including images, this allows our staff to better prepare for your visit. This event is for general object information only, we are unable to provide appraisals. Once you have completed this form and submitted your image(s), a member of our team will be in contact via email to confirm your appointment time. As a reminder, this event is not intended for object donation to the Collection. If you are interested in donating, please fill out the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Object Donation Form.


Community Day - Object Viewing Appointment Registration

Participant Contact Information

Mailing Address(Required)
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Appointment Reservation - May 31, 2025

Please select what times you are available for your appointment starting with your first choice. We will do our best to accommodate your desired times. An email will be sent to you before the Community Day to confirm your appointment.
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Object Information

Along with the artist name you can include any details about the maker/artist, such as life dates, where they lived, if applicable, your relationship to them, etc.
E.g. knitted wool / silk velvet with embroidery
I.e. Previous ownership history and how and where you acquired the object.
please use inches
Once you have completed the information above, select "next" below to upload image(s) of your object.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.