Göteborgs remfabrik

About the museum

The Remfabriken (belt factory) in the Gårda district was originally a factory for belts and ribbons. The first wooden building burned down in May 1900, and the factory management then decided to build a new factory in brick. The main building was built in three storeys, and production was electrified around 1916. No major modernisation took place after that, and production was gradually phased out.

Production ceased in November 1977. The staff switched off the machines and went home, and the factory still looks as it did then. The machinery remains in its original places, with weaving looms on the ground floor and the second floor, and the warp room (varpsalen) with twisting machines on the third floor. The machines were imported from England in the early 1900s, and the original transmissions with shafts and belts remain.

The City of Gothenburg (Göteborgs stad) bought the factory, and in 1984 the building, the machinery and the interior were declared a listed building by the National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet). The Föreningen Göteborgs Remfabrik (Gothenburg Belt Factory Association), formed the year after the closure, runs the museum with voluntary effort. Machines from other closed businesses have also been moved to the factory, including ribbon looms, braiding machines and the lace machines from the lace museum in Gingri. Ribbons, cords and lace made here are sold in the museum shop.

Highlights

• Original machines and weaving looms in their original places
• Transmission system with shafts and belts
• Warp room with twisting machines on the top floor
• Lace machines from the lace museum in Gingri
• Museum shop with own-made ribbons, cords and lace

Permanent exhibition

• Fabriken och maskinerna – The preserved textile factory with weaving looms, twisting machines and transmissions in their original places, shown during guided visits.

Founded

1978

Operated by

Föreningen Göteborgs Remfabrik

Admission & discounts

Admission includes a guided visit. No advance registration is required for the regular visits. Payment by cash, card or Swish.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is accessible on the entrance level. There is no lift and no accessible toilet.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

Children up to 16 years of age have free admission in the company of a family member.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Åvägen 15 in the Gårda district of central Gothenburg.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum shop has the same opening hours as the museum and sells own-made towels, ribbons, cords, braided electric cables and lace, as well as books and postcards.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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