MUSEUM PROJECT
The Eunice Sein Koon Collection Exhibition
Long term Loan from the
International Organization of Lace, Inc.
Scheduled opening: September 2025
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The Foundation recently signed an agreement with the International Organization of Lace, Inc. (I.O.L.I) to loan the Eunice Sein Koon Lace Collection for a long term.
The laces in this exhibition are from a collection given to I.O.L.I. by Eunice Sein Koon in 2002. Ms. Koon avidly collected lace and was the editor of Lace Crafts Quarterly
during its publication years. The collection includes a wide variety of bobbin, needle, tambour, and tatted laces. The total collection contains 106 pieces, 30 of which will be
on display at any given time. The remainder will be available in a designated cabinet.
The Koon Collection Project extends beyond the lace pieces as a newly purposed room needs extensive rework to present this collection in a museum-professional manner. The Foundation
Board counts on generous donations from Friends of the Museum, annual donors and lacemakers to fund the extensive improvement. Funds will be strictly used for wall updates, new
lighting system, special display tables, UV-light protective glass wall displays, etc.
Information about the pieces in the collection has been contributed by several individuals who are experts in their respective fields. In many cases there is a variance
regarding the era and/general category of the lace. All opinions are expressed in the “Descriptions and Comments†section which will be available online. , and then left to lace students as points of discussion. Where a specific country is mentioned, it does not imply that the lace was made in that country, but rather it is a reference to the origin of that style of lace.
Individuals contributing to the description and comments are Eunice Sein Koon, Nancy Evans, Elizabeth Kurella, Pompi Parry, Marianne Stang, Irma Osterman, Mary Shields and
Jane Viking Swanson. Their contributions are gratefully appreciated. Photography and assembly of documentation for the lace was done by Barbara Bulgarelli and Jo Ann Eurell.
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