A textile museum is a
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
with exhibits relating to the history and art of
textile
Textile is an Hyponymy and hypernymy, umbrella term that includes various Fiber, fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, Staple (textiles)#Filament fiber, filaments, Thread (yarn), threads, and different types of #Fabric, fabric. ...
s, including:
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Textile industries and
manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the
secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...
, often located in former factories or buildings involved in the design and production of
yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. '' Thread'' is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern ...
, cloth, and clothing
* Agriculture and farming related to textile materials such as
silk
Silk is a natural fiber, natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving, woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is most commonly produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoon (silk), c ...
,
cotton
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
, and
wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal w ...
* Functional use of textiles such as for
clothing
Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on a human human body, body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin s ...
and
bedding
Bedding, also called bedclothes or bed linen, is the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, protection of the mattress, and decorative effect. Bedding is the removable and washable portion of a human sleeping environment ...
* Textiles used in decorative arts, such as for
fashion,
carpets,
tapestries,
embroidery,
lace, and
quilts
Asia
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Bhutan Textile Museum
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Chojun Textile & Quilt Art Museum
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Kurdish Textile Museum
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National Textile Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Textile Museum (Jakarta)
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Textile Museum Sarawak
Canada
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Textile Museum of Canada
Europe
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Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź
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Fashion and Textile Museum
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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (closed)
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Museu dos Têxteis, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Museum of Textile in Česká Skalice
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Museum of Textiles and Industry of Busto Arsizio
The Museum of Textiles and Industry is one of the two museums in Busto Arsizio, Italy, that specialises in spinning and weaving. It was opened in 1997 to house objects, pictures and archive material representing Busto Arsizio's industrial histor ...
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Prato textile museum
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Quarry Bank Mill in Manchester, the United Kingdom
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Quilt Museum and Gallery
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Textile Museum and Documentation Centre
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Textile Museum of Borås
* Cité internationale de la tapisserie in Aubusson, France
United States
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American Textile History Museum
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Brigham City Museum of Art & History
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Great Lakes Quilt Center
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International Quilt Museum
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Marie Webster House
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National Quilt Museum
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New England Quilt Museum
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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
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Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center, Franklin, North Carolina
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Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum
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Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)
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Windham Textile and History Museum
See also
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Fashion museum
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:Fashion museums
References
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Types of museums