Today the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which recently returned to San Francisco after 20 years in Atlanta, contains 48,000 panels, 100,000 names, and measures to 1.3 million feet. It weighs 54 tons.

Aids Memorial Quilt in Washington, D.C. Shaun Heasley/Getty McMullin has now made hundreds of panels — which, by design, measure the dimensions of a grave, 3 ft. by 6 ft. — more than anyone else.

To mark the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, New Yorkers who lost loved ones or whose lives have been impacted by the disease will have a chance to add to the 54-ton tapestry this weekend.

World AIDS Day Memorial Quilt Reception and Remembrance, Brooklyn Arts Center Annex, 516 N. Fourth St., Sunday, Nov. 28, 2-4 p.m.

In early April, the National AIDS Memorial was going to display the quilt, to celebrate the 48,000 panels — as Jones and McMullin put it — “coming home.” ...

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"With this set of new caretakers, we are confident that the legacy of The Quilt and The NAMES Project is secure." The Quilt will be on display at the National AIDS Memorial starting in 2020.

The San Francisco-based National AIDS Memorial organization this week announced a 50-state AIDS Memorial Quilt virtual exhibition, which will run from Nov. 16 to March 31, 2021 ...

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is getting a new home and returning to the place where it was created. The famed quilt is moving from Atlanta back to San Francisco, where it will take up permanent residence.

On Sunday, The National AIDS Memorial launched a virtual quilt exhibition honoring Black Americans who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS.