The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is a memorial to celebrate the lives of people who have died of AIDS. Cleve Jones, a gay rights activist from San Francisco, came up with the idea in 1985 to honor loved ones and create more awareness of the impact of AIDS.  Created in the height of the AIDS epidemic, the Quilt helped to educate people about the disease as well as memorialize the people who lost their lives to AIDS. The Quilt’s nearly 50,000 panels include at least one from every U.S. state in addition to panels from a few dozen countries. 

A section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt from Fort Worth and a small exhibit on the history of the Quilt will be on display on the 6th floor of Central Library from October 24 – October 29 from 9-5 PM each day.