World Famous Crochet Museum

Such a quaint little museum displaying crochet from years past. A bit difficult to find because you can’t see it from the street. Arrive and park where your navigator brings you and then walk towards the back and you’ll see this line green «trailer?» When we arrived there were already people at the exhibit but apparently there is always a key in the lock. I recommend going during daylight hours because it may be a bit too dark at night and the exhibit is not monitored

A must-​see attraction if in the Joshua Tree National Park area. My favorite was the taco. The exhibits around it are also quite interesting — there was one exhibit in a trailer back there where at first we thought someone was watching us, but it turned out to be a dummy head. I’m not sure what time this place «closes», but I’d imagine at night it could be pretty freaky here.

This is a great stop but the area is not for kids. There are several other exhibits that are very mature. It’s always open. Great place to stop by if your in the area.

they were closed when I came :(

Um wow a Crochet museum. Mind blown don’t forget to look around at everything in and around the museum and grounds.

Cute little roadside attraction if you’re passing through. It’s behind Art Queen. Tons of crochet from times passed & newer. Loved all the vintage 50’s poodles.

A small but quaint museum. It’s hard to see off the street so my suggestion is to look of the Joshua Tree Saloon and then you will find this little gem of a museum. In this area is also other little galleries and art installations. Not far from this place is a cute little vintage shop and gift store and gallery boasting unique handmade crafts, art and other stuff. The shop is called «Bird On a Wire» it is worth a peek.

First stop before heading into Joshua Tree to climb: The World Famous Crochet Museum.
I saw it on Unilocal during our Thai dinner and Chris and I both agreed — we had to pop in to check it out. He pointed out that there was no worse feeling than leaving some place and realizing you had missed out on some quirky, unique little museum established and maintained by someone with passion for the subject. I agreed, having harbored regrets about missing the Pencil Museum while in the UK with my mother (we later realized, upon arriving in Salton City later on Sunday, that we missed out on the International Banana Museum!)
We found the «Art Queen» sign and parked — walking through a gate and down a little path past a small apartment building, we ended up in an open flat area with a green box proclaiming «World Famous Crochet Museum» and full of other art installations. While we were exploring the fun and funky art — someone arrived and opened up the green painted studio so we could check out some screen printed recycled clothing. Lots of great art and very fun to visit — we wish we had gone at night to see the exhibitions lit up!

in terms of roadside kitsch and americana art forms, this little museum is a small slice of strange desert reality.
it’s overwhelmingly eerie to be surrounded by crocheted objects of all kinds… almost every human or animal creation has those large googly eyes pasted on and they seem to track your movements in the singularly small, confined space.
it’s easy to feel claustrophobic and even easier to start feeling trapped in a land of crocheted dreams. i like the concept, and the execution leaves a bit to be desired, but it’s quirky places like this that keep the joshua tree high desert what it is.
i could have done with a few less crocheted poodles though… poodles in every size and color you can image, dominating almost an entire wall. too many poodles…

Looking for this was a little hard. I expected it to be on the main drag, but it’s actually behind the Art Queen Gallery. While we were checking out of of Shari Elf’s shirts and art we stopped by the little Crochet Museum booth. It is very small, as you can see, but it’s so worth the 5 – 10 minutes it takes to look at it. All in all, take your time and check out the entire Art Queen lot and the art gallery with local artists.

This has to be one of the great highlights of the hi-​desert.
The World Famous Crochet Museum is an unbelievable collection of the crocheted items that were commonly (lovingly) done by your great aunt or grandma in the 70’s.
Not only has Shari Elf preserved these artifacts, she has (lovingly) done so in a vintage trailer. The collection really transcends the definition of a «museum» but is, in actual fact, an installation art piece itself. I love it.
Shari also has more of her own art on the site and a gallery where other artists are featured too. Her artistic philosophy seems to be so charmingly inclusive that you can’t help but feel drawn to the whole Art Queen concept.

Anyone who opens their own museum will most likely get an automatic 5 stars from me. It’s one of my dreams, after all. This museum is great. It’s small but there’s lots of great pieces in it. It’s the creation of JT artist Shari Elf. You should check out her collages… they’re all made of re-​purposed materials. There’s no reason not to stop by when you’re cruising through Joshua Tree… and don’t miss Noah Purifoy’s either or you’ll regret it.

I’m pretty surprised nobody has Unilocaled the World Famous Crochet Museum in Joshua Tree before. Seriously? Nobody has been driving to The Joshua Tree Saloon when the bright green Crochet Museum catches your eye, and you react something akin to «OMG!!! IT’S A CROCHET MUSEEEEEUM!!!» Nobody? Just me? Really? Well, I’ll admit it — all of those exclamation marks almost convey the excitement I shrieked with when I saw this building.
I’m not even sure what this little building is… maybe one of those old film developing places? Anyway, it’s in the lot called «Art Queen» where there are all sorts of random junkyard art projects, and there’s nobody around at all. The place was just open, and the signs said they were open, but there was nary a soul around.
I’ve gotta say though — «museum» is probably a bit of a stretch. A vast collection of crocheted items, sure. But I wouldn’t call it a museum if the title weren’t painted on the front.
Only about two people at a time fit into this museum — but there are tons of crochet items. Crochet aliens, a bajillion poodles, crochet Bert & Ernie, and, of course, some crochet oreos. I couldn’t tell ya exactly how many crochet pieces they have here (it’s not like they offer docent tours or anything), but if you want to enjoy a weird desert tourist attraction (for free!) while you’re visiting Joshua Tree a definitely recommend a stop by The World Famous Crochet Museum. …preferably after a couple drinks at the saloon next door.