Atelier-Musée du Textile et des Indiennes de Bolbec

Over het museum

The museum is run by the association Bolbec, au fil de la mémoire, founded in 1997 to preserve the textile memory of the town and safeguard its heritage. In the 19th century Bolbec was known as the capital of the Vallée d'Or thanks to its thriving textile industry. Today only the buildings remain from that past, as the factories closed one after the other: from the Gillet-Thaon indiennerie in 1956 to Boussac, then Phildar in 1987.

Volunteers, often former textile workers, have rebuilt the entire production chain in the former Desgenétais factory, from the cotton bale to the finished cloth. The machines have been restored to working order: carding machine, drawing frame, roving frame, ring spinning frame and loom. The museum presents itself as a workshop rather than a museum: the guided visit follows the machines one after the other.

A section devoted to indiennes presents the history and development of printing on cotton cloth, with printing rollers and blocks, historical patterns and 19th-century fabrics that made Bolbec famous. A shop sells fabrics produced on site and souvenirs.

Hoogtepunten

• Textile machines in working order, from the carding machine to the loom
• Complete cotton processing chain, from the bale to the finished cloth
• Collection of indiennes that made Bolbec famous
• Shop selling fabrics made on site (Mouchoirs de Bolbec, aprons, tablecloths)
• Guided tours in French and English

Vaste collectie

• Atelier du coton : de la balle au tissu fini – Guided tour of the machines in operation: carding machine, drawing frame, roving frame, ring spinning frame and loom.
• Espace Indiennes – History and development of printing on cotton cloth, with rollers, printing blocks, toile de Jouy and 19th-century fabrics.

Beheerder

Association Bolbec, au fil de la mémoire

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Online booking of the guided tour.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the former Desgenétais factory, 5 rue Auguste Desgenétais.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop selling fabrics made on site (vichy, damask, Norman checks, Mouchoirs de Bolbec, aprons, tablecloths, scarves) and souvenirs: postcards and heritage books. Refreshments are served by volunteers.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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