Textil Musée Larochette
Interactive textile museum in Larochette: history of the local textile industry with old machines and an exhibition on fair fashion.
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Over het museum
Textile production has shaped Larochette since the Middle Ages. Even then, weavers received the privilege from King John the Blind to use four looms instead of just one. Small household businesses grew into factories along the Ernz and the Scheerbach; later, steam power arrived. Weaving peaked between 1870 and 1895, and the last three businesses survived until the European textile crisis between 1970 and 1985.
The Textil Musée Larochette is a joint project of the Municipality of Larochette and the NGO Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg. It was inaugurated on March 7, 2025, and opened to visitors on March 10, 2025. One part of the exhibition, in a historic building near the former railway station, shows old looms, weaving tools, fabrics and original machines from the local textile industry, explained through videos and interactive terminals. The second part belongs to the “Rethink Your Clothes” campaign and addresses fast fashion, its consequences for workers and the environment, and fair and sustainable alternatives.
Hoogtepunten
- Original machines from Larochette’s textile industry
- Videos and interactive terminals
- “Rethink Your Clothes” exhibition by Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg on fair fashion
- “The Mystery of the Red Thread” educational game for school classes
- Free admission
Vaste collectie
- Geschichte der Textilindustrie in Larochette – Original machines, looms, weaving tools and old fabrics from the local textile industry, explained through videos and interactive terminals.
- Mode heute – Rethink Your Clothes – Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg exhibition on the consequences of fast fashion, with T-shirt facts, terminals and a room with fair and sustainable alternatives.
- Opgericht
- 2025
- Beheerder
- Gemeinde Larochette und Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Admission is free. On entry, a €20 deposit or an ID must be left. Tickets are available at the tourist office, 25, chemin J.A. Zinnen.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
According to the museum, it is not accessible to people with limited mobility.
Kinderen & gezin
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
For school classes aged 10 and up, there is a team-based educational game; the exhibition offers interactive terminals and multilingual quizzes.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
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Service & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Groups and school classes are received on Mondays and Tuesdays by registration with the tourist office or by email. For pupils aged 10 to 18 there is the educational game “The Mystery of the Red Thread” (1.5 to 2 hours). Objects may be touched only where this is expressly permitted; the museum is under video surveillance. |
