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The State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore
For over 30 years Ferrum College's Blue Ridge Institute & Museum has documented the folkways of the people living in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains. Through gallery exhibits, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival, the Blue Ridge Farm Museum, the Blue Ridge Heritage Archives, and innovative outreach programming, the BRI promotes a special understanding of regional folklife for all ages and audiences. At the same time the Institute's focus adds a unique element to Ferrum College's modern academic programs.
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Coming Up at the BRI
For Dulcimer Players and Aspiring Dulcimer Players . . . The Crooked Road Dulcimer Festival--May 23-26 Details Here.
For Experienced Weavers . . . The Jason Collingwood Rug Weaving Workshop--June 8-11 Details & Registration Form Here.
For 4th - 6th Graders . . . "Living, 1800 Style" at the Ferrum College Enrichment Camp--July 14-27 Details Here.
The 2012 Blue Ridge Folklife Festival--Traditional Entertainment at Its Best! Mark Your 2013 Calendar for October 26th. See 2012 Photos Here.
BRI ACTIVITIES
Current Gallery Exhibits
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
BRI Events
BRI RESOURCES
Online BRI Exhibits
Blue Ridge Heritage Archives
Teachers’ Materials
Museum Store
FERRUM COLLEGE is a four-year liberal arts, residential college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. For more information visit our web site.
The Great Western Virginia Cover-Up: Historic Quilts & Bedcovers
Over 50 of Southwest Virginia’s finest old quilts and coverlets take center stage in the BRI&M's newly renovated duPont Gallery now through Spring 2013. The exhibition showcases the region’s bedcover-making traditions from the 1700s to 1950. Admission is free.
Western Virginia’s vintage bedcovers tell a rich saga of rural women, inventors, soldiers, publishers, and even hog feed salesmen. The Great Western Virginia Cover-Up includes premier examples of “whitework” spreads, album quilts, Virginia Rose quilts, crazy quilts, and the exceedingly rare bed rugs.
