Textil- und Heimatmuseum Sennwald

About the museum

In the middle of the village of Sennwald, hidden behind the Gasthof zur Traube, stands a low house with a shallow-pitched roof (Tätschhaus). It is a typical 17th-century Rhine Valley house of the kind once lived in by day laborers, smallholders and weavers, and today it houses the Textil- und Heimatmuseum, which opened in 1961.

The exhibition shows life and work in the Rhine Valley in furnished rooms: a farmhouse parlor from around 1870, a bedroom from around 1808, a weaving and spinning room from the period 1770 to 1870 and an embroidery workshop with a frame pantograph from about 1870. In addition there is a model of Schloss Forstegg as it looked around 1630, a mill from 1797 from Sax, a dairy kitchen and a hammer forge with workshop. A rich collection of literature on textiles and local history complements the rooms.

Highlights

• 17th-century Rhine Valley house (Tätschhaus)
• Farmhouse parlor from around 1870 and bedroom from around 1808
• Weaving and spinning room and embroidery workshop with frame pantograph
• Model of Schloss Forstegg around 1630
• Mill from 1797 from Sax, dairy kitchen and hammer forge

Permanent exhibition

• Wohnen, Arbeiten und Textilhandwerk im Rheintal – Furnished rooms with a farmhouse parlor, bedroom, weaving and spinning room, embroidery workshop, mill, dairy kitchen and hammer forge show everyday life in the Rhine Valley from the 18th to the 19th century.

Founded

1961

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; the museum welcomes donations.

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Getting there & parking

Läui 5, behind the Gasthof zur Traube.

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