Textile Hive

Welcome

Public Tours

Located in Portland’s Pearl District at 1314 NW Irving St #205, Portland, Oregon 97209, Textile Hive offers public tours most Sundays at 11 a.m., inviting visitors to explore the Andrea Aranow Textile Design and Material Culture Collections within the newly completed Living Archive space.

The tour provides an in-depth look at more than 50,000 textiles, garments, and design materials from over 70 countries, alongside the permanent exhibit, library, design showroom, and gift shop. Guests will also learn about Andrea Aranow’s pioneering career and have hands on time with the teaching collection, offering a rare opportunity to engage directly with the materials.

Reservations can be made by clicking here

Private Tours

Private and educational tours can be arranged for groups interested in learning more about a specific facet of the collections. Please click here and fill out the form to check availability and fees or contact caleb at textilehive.com.

Events

Explore Textile Hive’s Living Archive, featuring the Andrea Aranow Collections and 200 years of global textile design.

Events Archive

On Collecting: Observations from a textile collectoru2019s daughter June 30th 2026 5:00 PM Location: Textile Hive

brenda Lin explores how translation, archiving, and family collections shaped Unraveling Threads, her essay collection on inheritance.

Mending June 6th 2026 10:00 AM Location: Textile Hive

Artist Limei Lai leads a memory sharing conversation and guides participants in creating a mixed media collage from their story.

Legacy Love Letters May 30th 2026 11:00 AM Location: Textile Hive

Making keepsake envelopes to contain our chosen legacies.

Weaving a Living Archive: Space, Memory, Material, and Process October 23rd 2025 5:00 PM Location: Textile Hive NEW SPACE

A panel exploring how space, memory, material, and process shape living archives and evolving approaches to design.

The Closing Celebration of Origins & Legacies November 17th 2024 2:00 PM Location: Origins & Legacies Gallery by Textile Hive

Celebrate the Origins & Legacies closing event from 2–5 pm on Nov 17, honoring Andrea Aranow’s legacy with art, stories, and inspiration!