> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Stephan Rheeder > Reference:: https://artafricamagazine.org/routed-west-at-bampfa-quilts-migration-and-the-legacy-of-african-american-craft/ > Date:: 2025 > Tags:: #warp #textiles #USA #quilt > WeftLinks:: [[Migrant and refugee value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft is a means to keep traditions alive and evolving in new environments]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > An exhibition demonstrates the role of quilts in the migration from the South to the US West Coast “Routed West” at BAMPFA showcases over 100 African American quilts that trace Black migration to California. The show centers the Eli Leon collection and highlights quilts as vessels of memory, care, and resilience. Contemporary Bay Area works connect past traditions to living community practice. ### Highlights >The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is presenting ‘Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California’, on view until 30 November 2025. This major exhibition marks the first comprehensive museum survey to examine African American quiltmaking traditions in relation to the histories of Black migration to the West Coast.