New Lanark
Features a restored 18th century cotton mill village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Includes a visitor's guide, events, directions and a location map.
Textile Museum of Canada
"The only museum in Canada exclusively devoted to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles from around the world." The site contains museum information and pictures of items in the collection.
Aliakbar-Maktabi Museum
Private museum containing a wide selection of arts and crafts of the nomad and tribal derviche sufi from Iran, and the Middle East. Features collection of Persian and Oriental rugs, carpets, kilims, brass, copper, silver, potteries, miniatures, textiles and tapestries. Includes hours and contact details. Located in Beirut, Lebanon.
American Textile History Museum
Textiles, tours, and decorative arts are just a few of the exhibits and activities, including demonstrations and special events. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
Bata Shoe Museum
Toronto's authority on historic, regional, and cultural footwear. Information and images of the collections, list of exhibitions, gift shop, programs and facility rentals, map, admission costs and hours of operation.
The Arkwright Society
Providing tours of the Cromford Mill and educational services. Includes a visitor's guide, membership details and directions to the location in Derbyshire, UK.
Carpet Museum Trust
Presenting the local history of woven carpets in Kidderminster. Exhibitions in The Weaver's Loft include a working handloom, steam-powered ship's whistle, scale model of a Brussels loom, a wooden model of the hand knotting "Turkey Work" upright loom and a reproduction of a mill steam engine. Located in the UK.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.
The Costume Museum of Canada
Features a collection of over 35,000 artifacts related to clothing, accessories and textiles spanning over 400 years of history. Includes a virtual tour, details of exhibits, hours, admission rates, and directions to the location in Dugald, Manitoba, Canada.
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Only museum in the United States creating and exhibiting new work in fabric and experimental materials in collaboration with emerging and established international artists. Includes hours, fees, and directions. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
FIDM - Museum & Galleries
Houses a significant collection of over 10,000 costumes, accessories, and textiles from the 18th Century through the present day, including film and theater costume. Includes a history of the facility, details of exhibitions, events, the gift shop, and directions to the location in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Fashion and Textile Museum
Focuses on British and international fashion, and textile design from 1950 to the present day. Includes details of exhibits, hours, admission rates and membership. Located in London.
Handweaving Museum and Arts Center
Specializes in 20th century woven goods. Offers classes and exhibits. Located in Clayton, New York.
The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum
The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum in picturesque County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland houses one of Ireland's finest displays of Antique Irish Lace, each piece carefully chosen for its intricate workmanship and quality.
Brugge Kantstad - Lace Exposition
Founded in 1970 with main purpose to continue the lace education started in Bruges in 1717 by the Sisters Apostles. Includes displays of handmade items, demonstrations, classes and visitor information. Located in Belgium. [Dutch, French and English].
Kyoto Costume Institute - KCI
Founded 1978. Mission statement, online archive covering 1700s-1940s, current exhibits, publications, visitor information. In-person archive research available with reservation; limited hours. [English/Japanese]
Costumes & Textiles
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Costumes and Textiles department houses over 50,000 objects balanced between textiles and dress. You can view eleven beautiful pieces online.
Textilmuseum Bocholt
Fully functional replica mill demonstrates typical work conditions in the textile industry from 1900 to 1960. Includes opening hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Bocholt, Germany. [German and English]
Macclesfield Silk Museums
Collection features clothing from the late 18th century through the 20th century, handlooms, machinery and ancillary equipment and tools, and a pattern book archive. Includes hours, rates and directions. Located in Macclesfield, UK.
Museum Martí Vicenç
Exhibit of the work of Martí Vicenç', including Mallorcan fabrics Known as "Robes de Llengües".
Masson Mills Heritage Centre
Sir Richard Arkwright's 1783 mills at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire is a working textile museum.
Antonio Ratti Textile Center - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met possesses one of the finest collections of textiles in the world, including archaeological fragments, silk tapestries, carpets, quilts, ecclesiastical vestments and embroidered wall panels.
The Costume Institute
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents including 18th century menswear and 20th century haute couture.
Windham Textile and History Museum
Features a virtual tour and an activities page for children. Includes hours and admission rates. Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, United States.
Ulverton Woollen Mills
Features exhibits about the pre-industrial and industrial production of woolen fibers and threads, and a restaurant-bistro. Includes rates, hours, photos, directions and a location map. Located in Ulverton, Quebec, Canada.
The Museum of Printed Textiles
Established for the preservation of the history of textile design, and hand and machine printing techniques and technologies. List of exhibitions and publications, a visitor's guide, and links to related sites. Located in Mulhouse, France. [English and French]
Musee de l'Impression sur Etoffes de Mulhouse
French textile and fashion museum offers online exhibits and information on location and special events. English and French.
Musée du Chapeau
Features the history of French hatmaking. English and French. Located in Monts du Lyonnais.
Tassenmuseum Hendrikje/Museum of Bags & Purses
Shows the history of the lady's handbag in western culture from the late Middle Ages to present day.
The Museum of Costume
A world wide collection of 17th to 20th century costume, specializing in Old English dress and court fashion.
Central Museum of Textiles
Overview of the museum, department guide, visitor and exhibit information. Piotrkowska, Poland. English and Polish versions available.
Latimer Quilt and Textile Center
Living arts center with active quilters and weavers. It is also a quilt and textile museum with changing exhibits.
Museum of Purses and Handbags
Features collection of 350 items dating from 1650 to the present day. Includes hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Katoomba, Australia.
Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate
Features a working cotton mill with galleries devoted to water and steam power of the late l8th century, with hands-on displays and exhibits. Includes its history, events, details of tours offered, educational resources and a visitor's guide. Located in Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK.
Verdant Works
Working jute mill in Dundee, Scotland features original machinery, computer displays and hands-on interactives. Features tour guides, a gift shop and cafe. Open all year.
Nederlands Textile Museum
Textiles in art, technology, industry and design.
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
Provides information on the early mills of the area, displays of period offices, artifacts and machinery. Includes details of events, workshops, hours, and admission fees. Located in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
Textile Museum
The Washington, DC museum devoted to the handmade textile arts. Site features information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop featuring gifts from around the world.
Textural Space
Traveling UK exhibition of contemporary Japanese textile art.
Potomac Craftsmen Gallery at the Torpedo Factory
The gallery is a "co-operative association of fiber artists." The site features information on the gallery, members, and upcoming exhibits.
Costume Collection of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa
This collection is divided into Asian, Ethnic, Hawaiian, and Western subcategories. The site has information about exhibits and the Textiles and Clothing Program.
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