The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Written on June 28, 2011 at 3:19 pm, by admin
Founded in 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a poignant memorial, a powerful tool for use in preventing new HIV infections, and the largest ongoing community arts project in the world.
Each “block” (or section) of The AIDS Memorial Quilt measures approximately twelve feet square, and a typical block consists of eight individual three foot by six foot panels sewn together. Virtually every one of the more than 40,000 colorful panels that make up the Quilt memorializes the life of a person lost to AIDS. Blocks of the quilt will be on display at MODA from October 2, 2011 – January 1, 2012. The blocks on display will be changed out each month.