Textile Museum (Tilburg)
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| Established | 1958 |
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| Coordinates | 51°34′15″N 5°04′47″E / 51.57083°N 5.07972°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Nathanja van Dijk |
| Website | https://www.textielmuseum.nl/ |
The Textile Museum is a museum dedicated to the art of textiles in the city of Tilburg in the Dutch province, North Brabant. The museum was opened in 1958 in a former villa related to the factory, and since 1985 has been based in the former factory of the firm C. Mommers & Co., once one of the largest employers in Tilburg. In 2008, the museum was re-opened after a complete renovation.[1]
Apart from the museum itself and its collection of fashion, textile design, fashion, visual arts and industrial heritage, there is a library, archive and the Textile Lab. The Textile Lab is a workshop that allows artists, designers and visitors to engage with the current practices in textile creation (for example, weaving, knitting, or embroidery)[2]
In 2017, the Textile Museum won the annual Museumprijs for Museum of the year in the category of Design and Fashion.[3] It 2023, it received its best ever visitor numbers, of 77,602.[4]
The museum is governed as part of a larger foundation, the Stichting Mommerskwartier. The foundation also has responsibility for the Stadsmuseum Tilburg and the Regionaal Archief Tilburg.[5]