Deutsches Textilmuseum
Museum in Krefeld-Linn with one of the most important textile collections in the world, shown in changing exhibitions on fashion, fabrics, and textile art.
Over het museum
The museum's roots go back to the late 19th century: around 1880, in Krefeld, whose economy had been shaped by the silk industry since the 17th century, people began to gather fabrics and textiles as a teaching collection for aspiring designers, weavers, and dyers. The collection served for a long time as study material for training at the weaving school and grew over decades to include clothing, textiles, and accessories.
At the end of the 1970s the holdings received the status of a museum collection and moved into a building specially prepared for it on Andreasmarkt in the old town of Linn; since then it has carried the name Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld. The museum is run by the city of Krefeld. The museum includes a restoration workshop and one of the largest textile specialist libraries in Germany, which can be used by appointment.
Today the collection comprises around 30,000 objects from all continents and eras up to the present. Because light, dust, and fluctuating climate harm delicate textiles, there is no permanent exhibition: the museum shows its holdings in themed exhibitions lasting several months, dimly lit and in climate-controlled display cases. Between two exhibitions the museum remains closed. Accompanying the exhibitions are guided tours, workshops for adults and children, and digital exhibitions on the website.
Hoogtepunten
- Around 30,000 textiles and garments from all eras and continents
- Changing themed exhibitions in display cases optimized for conservation
- Large textile specialist library (by appointment)
- Location in the historic old town of Krefeld-Linn near Burg Linn
- Family tours and workshops related to the exhibitions
- Beheerder
- Stadt Krefeld
- Directie
- Dr. Annette Paetz gen. Schieck
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 5 |
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| Met korting | € 2Students over 18, university students, people with disabilities (severe disability ID), benefit recipients |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 18 jaar · Children and teens up to and including age 18 have free admission. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 2begeleider gratis · Reduced admission with a severe disability ID; companions (marker H or B) free. |
| Studenten | € 2 |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 4 p.p.Concession-eligible visitors in groups €1.50; two companions of school classes and daycare groups free. |
| Combination ticket Textilmuseum + Museum Burg Linn | € 10Reduced €5; in groups of 10 or more €8 or €3.50. |
| Family combination ticket (2 adults + children), Textilmuseum + Museum Burg Linn | € 15 |
| Krefelder Museumskarte (annual pass) | € 40Reduced €10, families €50, friends' association members €20; valid for one year in all municipal museums in Krefeld. |
Tickets only at the museum ticket desk, no online sales. The admission ticket is valid for one visit on the day of purchase. Members of the friends' association have free admission.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Ground-level entrance and exit to the exhibition, elevator from the first to the second floor, wheelchair-accessible restroom, folding stools for seating. Historic cobblestones surround the building. Information about the museum is also available in Plain Language.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 18 jaar |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Kinderfeestjes
Interactive family tours for children aged 6 and up with the museum dragon Dragomir (€9 per family plus admission for adults), creative workshops related to the exhibitions, and children's birthday parties (2.5 hours, €120 including materials).
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Burg Linn
Streetcar line 044 from Krefeld Hauptbahnhof (north exit) toward Rheinhafen to the Burg Linn stop (travel time about 15 minutes); from there via Rheinbabenstraße and Albert-Steeger-Straße to Andreasmarkt.
Met de auto
Gratis parkeren
Free parking bays on Rheinbabenstraße in front of Burg Linn; from there on foot into the historic town center.
A 57 exit 13 Krefeld-Zentrum/Duisburg-Süd (coming from the direction of Nijmegen) or exit 14 Krefeld-Oppum (coming from the direction of Cologne/Düsseldorf). GPS address: Rheinbabenstraße, 47809 Krefeld.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Museumwinkel
Museum shop with exhibition catalogs, silk scarves, unique pieces of jewelry, and handicrafts; the selection changes with the exhibitions.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Public tours during the exhibitions on Wednesdays and Sundays at 14:30 (€9 plus admission; registration by phone up to 24 hours or by email up to 48 hours in advance). Group tours €45, on weekends €48; special tours, also in English, on request. Museum education workshops for school classes and daycare groups. The specialist library is accessible by appointment. |
