Two centuries of fashion and textile design
Textile Museum
21 Nov 2023
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7 Jan 2024
The Antique Textiles Room has been redesigned to highlight the transformations in textile design and fashion from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century.
Browse over 100 objects including clothing, textiles, and accessories that document the transformations of textiles over time. Explore the relationship between tradition and modernity and the differences between handmade and...
The Antique Textiles Room has been redesigned to highlight the transformations in textile design and fashion from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century.
Browse over 100 objects including clothing, textiles, and accessories that document the transformations of textiles over time. Explore the relationship between tradition and modernity and the differences between handmade and industrial textile production. This exhibition is great fun for anyone interested in the history of style and design.
The Textile Museum is the largest cultural center in Italy dedicated to the appreciation of ancient and contemporary textiles, costume and fashion.
Prato's textile district has its origins in the Middle Ages and still stands today as the most important in Europe. The Museum's headquarters is in the restored premises of the former Campolmi Cimatoria, the last major textile factory of the 19th and 20th centuries within the medieval city walls of Prato and today an important tourist destination for lovers of industrial archaeology.
The Museum's holdings consist of an outstanding collection of artifacts documenting the art of textiles and fashion from the past to the present day. The Museum continuously renews its contents by displaying the collections on a rotating basis and organizing temporary exhibitions.
It was the most calming experience I’ve ever had in a museum.
Thank you so much for creating this unique atmosphere.
Textile Museum: Entry Ticket
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Anonymous
09 Sep 2023
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Really great place to learn more about textile production and its history, as well as Prato’s role in it. Beautiful kimonos on the show too at the moment!
Visitors to Florence's Accademia Gallery invariably come for one reason – to see Michelangelo's magnificent statue of David. David has been on display here since 1873 along with the artist's Slaves and St. Matthew.
On a trip to the Accademia – originally founded in the 1780s – you'll also be able to take in an important collection of Renaissance paintings by the likes of Botticelli and Ghirlandaio, see the remarkable original plaster cast of Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine Women, and the charming Museum of Musical Instruments.
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