Textilmuseet
Information in english (summary)
+4633-35 89 50
textilmuseet@boras.se
Address
Visiting address
Druveforsvägen 8
SE-504 33 Borås
Sweden
Map
Mailing address
Textilmuseet
SE-501 80 Borås
Sweden
Guided tours
Do you want to experience textile manufacturing processes at close quarters in a genuine industrial setting? If so, you are welcome to book a guided demonstration of the museum's textile machines. We can also offer guided tours of the museum's other exhibitions.
From May 2 to August 22, there is a public guided tour of the museum's exhibitions every Wednesday at 2.30 pm. No advance booking is necessary, but please be advised that the tour may be cancelled due to special events or private bookings. Contact the reception for more information: ph. +4633-358950.
Opening hours
January 1 - May 31
Tuesday-Wednesday 11-17
Thursday 11-20
Friday 11-17
Saturday-Sunday 11-16
Mondays closed
June 1 - September 2:
Tuesday-Friday 11-17
Saturday-Sunday 11-16
Mondays closed
September 2, 2012 the Museum closes för moving
Contact the Museum for information on opening hours during different holidays.
Price of admission
SEK 50
Students SEK 25
Free admission for children and young people below 25 years of age.
Our entrance hall houses both a café and a museum shop selling books, handcrafted textiles and the latest in design.
People who have grown up in Borås and the surrounding region are well aware of the rich textile heritage of this particular part of Sweden. The textile tradition goes back to the pre-industrial age with weavers working at home and the early establishment of an organised cottage industry. The tradition continues today with advanced industry and technical textiles. The region is now characterised by trade in textiles and clothing, mail order companies and the University college with its specialised textile programmes.
It is no accident that Sweden's Textile Museum is situated here in Borås. We conserve the riches that our ancestors built up. A visit to the museum will awaken textile memories and stimulate creativity.
The cotton spinning mill of 1898
The building that houses the museum was designed in the United Kingdom by world-famous industrial architect P.S. Stott. Since 1992, visitors have been able to admire the architecture of the factory, the technology, power transmission system and the working environment almost as it was one hundred years ago.
Exhibitions
The museum has two permanent displays that shed light on our textile heritage. Wardrobe 1900 shows numerous items of clothing that were designed and manufactured in the last century. On display is also one of Europe's largest collection of textile machines that are still in working order.
There are also various temporary exhibitions on display throughout the year. Contact the museum for more information.
Borås lies at the centre of a textile region and is nowadays best known for its clothing and mail order services. Despite the attention given to well-known fashion designers, most of the clothes in our wardrobes are still designed and manufactured anonymously. In this exhibition, we want to illustrate the skills of these anonymous fashion directors, cutters and seamstresses. Most of us have worn one or more of their garments. What did clothes look like in the last century?
Our large collections enable us to show fashion and furnishing fabrics from the entire 20th century. The display aims to give visitors an insight into what has been produced in the region in the past and is still, to a certain extent, manufactured here. The display includes garments for all sorts of uses: coats, leisure wear, working clothes, dresses, underwear and clothes for special occasions. The catwalk is crowned by three wedding dresses: a black one from the beginning of the 20th century; a cream dress with a train and a made-to-measure dress of synthetic lace.
Textile fabrics come in every imaginable form, from the finest lace and smoothest silk to soft woollen fabrics and coarser materials for outdoor use. Also on display are printed fabrics. The printed patterns show the richness and diversity of 20th century design: copies of foreign textiles from the early years, the breakthrough for Swedish design in the 1950s with daring new geometric patterns and the soft colours of fabrics aimed at the export market in the 1980s.
The machine hall contains one of Europe's largest collection of textile manufacturing machines that are still in working order. These machines include automatic spinning machines, various looms for different weaving requirements, machines for producing knitted fabrics, sewing machines of many different sorts and numerous machines for treating and finishing textiles. There is also a steam engine of the kind that was used to power factories before the arrival of electricity and a complete scale model of a sewing factory from 1949.
The collection was started when the museum was set up in 1972. We are now able to give visitors a fascinating glimpse of the industry that once established Borås as Sweden's leading textile centre. Please contact the reception for information on when the machines are demonstrated to the public or to book a private guided tour: ph. +4633-358950.
Workshop
The workshop is not just for children. Let your creativity bloom in our Textile Workshop. You and your children can try your hand at all sorts of activities. We also organize educational programmes for children and youngsters.
Library and collection of objects
The Textile Museums also houses a reference library and extensive collections of textiles currently not on display.
+4633-35 89 50
textilmuseet@boras.se
Head of Museum
Curry Heimann
+4633-35 89 52
Visiting adress
Druveforsvägen 8
SE-504 33 Borås
Sweden
Mailing adress
Textilmuseet
SE-501 80 Borås
Sweden
OPENING HOURS
Jan 1 - May 31:
Tue-Wed 11-17
Thu 11-20
Fri 11-17
Sat-Sun 11-16
Mondays closed
Jun 1 - Sept 2:
Tue-Fri 11-17
Sat-Sun 11-16
Mondays closed
September 2, 2012 the Museum closes för moving
Admissions
Adults 50 SEK
Students 25 SEK
Free admission below age of 25
+4633-35 89 50 or e-mail
textilmuseet@boras.se