The Textile Arts Museum (French ''Musée des Tissus'') is a museum in the city of

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. Located in two 18th century '' hôtels particuliers'' of Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, the institution consists in two distinct collections: the textiles collection and the decorative arts collection. Founded in 1864, the ''musée des Tissus'' houses one of the largest international collection of textiles, the holdings amounting to 2,500,000 units. The collection spans a 4,000 year period, from Antiquity to the present, and covers a wide range of techniques and all the geographical areas of the world. The history of

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is particularly well represented in the collection. The decorative arts collection holds works in many different fields: furniture,

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, drawings, jewelry, painting, sculpture etc.

External links

Museum homepage

References

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