Textilmuseum Die Scheune
Private textile museum on a half-timbered farmstead in Nettetal-Hombergen with working spinning wheels and looms on Lower Rhine textile history.
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About the museum
Hildegard and Walter Tillmann acquired the roughly 400-year-old farmstead "Alt Kämpken" in Hombergen in 1975. It was first mentioned in 1619 and was formerly a toll station of the Counts of Schaesberg on the route from Hinsbeck to Venlo; the barn stored dried peat from the area of today's Krickenbecker Seen.
In 1983 the couple set up a museum in the barn for their private collection on Lower Rhine textile manufacturing, the "Sammlung Tillmann". A foundation was established in 2001 to secure its future. Today their daughter Ursula Tillmann-Salge runs the house.
On display are raw materials, tools, fabrics, pictures and books; spinning wheels, hand looms and even a Jacquard loom with punch-card control are in working order and are demonstrated. Each year one theme takes center stage, such as flax and linen, hemp, wool, cotton or silk. Invited artists also show changing works on textile themes. Volunteers look after visitors and sew, knit and felt pieces for the museum shop.
Highlights
- Working spinning wheels and hand looms
- Jacquard loom with punch-card control
- Listed half-timbered farmstead near the Krickenbecker Seen
- Yearly themes from flax and linen to silk
- Museum shop with handmade items
Permanent exhibition
- Sammlung Tillmann: niederrheinische Textilmanufaktur – Spinning wheels, looms, fibers, fabrics and tools show how textiles were made on the Lower Rhine; the focus changes every year.
- Founded
- 1983
- Director
- Ursula Tillmann-Salge
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
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| Children & teens | –Children and young people enter free. |
| Groups | €4 per personGroup tours on weekdays by appointment; minimum amount of €40 per group. |
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Fairy-tale hours for children of preschool and primary school age, holiday activities and workshops for children; some exhibits may be touched.
Getting there & parking
The half-timbered farmstead is about 300 meters from the Krickenbecker Seen, on Krickenbecker Allee, which can also be reached by bike.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with handmade textiles; one-off pieces by arrangement.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Groups must register their visits in advance on weekdays. Allow 60 to 75 minutes for the visit. Tours can cover topics such as industrialization, the social situation of textile workers, or the influence of textile crafts on language. |
