
Learn More About the Textile Arts

The story of folk art in Pennsylvania is a story of the many cultures that make the Commonwealth what it is. Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together explores some of the many textile arts that can be found throughout the state, examining the traditions behind them and the motivations of the craftspeople creating them.


Tina Williams Brewer talks bout the inspiration and design of her quilt “Say It With Iron.”

Tina Williams Brewer talks about the inspiration and design of her quilt “Divine Plan.”


Find a great museum, folk festival, or other folk art organization in your area.

Water Blues Green Solutions tells stories from across the country of communities that are adopting new ways of thinking about how to protect, restore, and preserve our rivers and sources of drinking water.

When did the Liberty Bell first crack? Which industrialist had his very own dinosaur? Play along and test your knowledge of Pennsylvania’s people, places and products. First aired in 1986, the Pennsylvania Game is now streaming for the first time on the PBS App.

In each episode, we ask scholars to reflect on ideas in their work in ways that expand and enrich questions of current concern.