The Central Museum of Textiles is a must-visit for fashion and textile enthusiasts. This impressive museum offers a glimpse into the history of Polish textiles and much more. As soon as you enter, you'll be transported back in time to experience the life of workers in the textile industry. The museum showcases a variety of old textile machines, which are even turned on every half hour to demonstrate how they worked. You'll also have the opportunity to explore the old fashion of clothes and learn about Lodz's rich history. The museum is thoughtfully designed and presented, providing a comprehensive understanding of the city's industrial history, from its humble beginnings to its golden days and eventual decline. The exhibits cover various aspects, including history, politics, sociology, and technology, offering a well-rounded view of Lodz's past. Additionally, you can explore an actual old factory building and witness the machinery used in the textile industry, as well as visit old houses that have been moved from different parts of the city. These houses provide a unique glimpse into the daily lives of people during defining periods of the city's history. Overall, the Central Museum of Textiles is an interesting and educational experience that shouldn't be missed. It's conveniently located near the town center and easily accessible by tram. With its free admission on certain days, friendly staff, and informative exhibits in both Polish and English, it's a must-see attraction for anyone visiting Lodz.
Address:
Piotrkowska 282, Łódź
Phone:
+48 572 087 469
09.07.23
Joanna
If you like fashion and textiles, don't miss out on the most important institution that tells Polish textiles' history and more.
29.06.23
xiaoya
Very impressive museum! ✨ Inside is like a small town to show how was the life for workers in old times, it suddenly drive you to that moment when you enter ❤️ And of course here you can find lots of old textile machines, and the machine will be turn.. Read more »ed on every half of hour if you want to see how exactly it is working 🧵Moreover, you will have a chance to feel the old fashion of clothes👗 Last but not least, if you would like to see every corner of the museum, be prepared for a 2 hour visiting.
11.04.23
Maria
Very interesting! I've learned more about Lodz than in last 7 years I've been visiting it. Lots of history and exhibitions of how people lived back in time. Lots of textile-making machines and textiles to see, even in action. Highly recomme.. Read more »nd!
26.03.23
Łukasz
Amazing museum - great story telling techniques applied to explain the history of Lodz and of textile industry, all in English and Polish. One of the best museums visited ever :-)
03.11.22
Łukasz
Well designed and presented the industrial history of Łodź - its humble beginnings, the golden days and eventual decline. You can learn about variety of different elements that combined together can, to some extent at least, explain the reality of to.. Read more »day's Łódź - the history, politics, sociology, technology, and more. You can visit the actual old factory building that focuses on the machinery used in the textile industry, and there also are old houses moved from various parts of the city. These houses serve as unique time capsules, each offering a glimpse into daily life of people living in defining periods of the city's history.
29.09.22
Cathal
Interesting museum showing how important the textile industry was in Łódź as well as how life was for the workers. There are a few houses showing local industry and tools as well as living quarters.
The large building shows off the different .. Read more »types of looms and systems in use with the above floors showing end products and a bit of local history.
I think it as Free on Tuesday which makes it even better and it’s not too much of a walk from the town centre, but also serviceable by tram.
20.08.22
Mario
So interesting museum on the textile history of Lodz, different actual house examples across decades in the 19th and 20th century
07.08.22
pascal
A must for history and art nerds!! Beautiful museum about the history of textile business in Łódź and the ins and outs of fabric manufacturing processes. Sadly we missed the spectacular temporary exhibition highlighting the work of leading fi.. Read more »bre art artist Magdalena Abakanowicz.
28.05.22
Bartlomiej
Amazing Museum of Textiles and history of Łódź textiles manufacturing and processing, really interesting.
15.02.22
Brian
Visiting Lodz? Want to get a keen understanding of Poland's history from the workers' perspective? Are you a lover of textiles? This is the place to come to...great exhibits in Polish/English explanations. Very friendly staff. Free on Wedne.. Read more »sday. Put it on your list of things to do in Lodz.
11.02.22
Fede
Impressive museum! From outside you don't expect much, then inside is a huge surprise.
You have traditional homes to visit and see how life was in different periods of Polish history, amazing.
The textile factory museum also very interesting to .. Read more »understand how it has evolved and influenced the life of the city.
Congratulations to Łódz on this amazing place.
20.01.22
Khushi
Nice place. Especially the place which has houses from the 20th century
19.01.22
Patrick
Interesting exhibition about Lodz, their garment fabrics and fashion. Very helpful staff explaining how all worked.
16.12.21
Ooxcyc
The exhibition is split in 2 parts: textile production and contemporary art using textile.
Textile production part is not that exciting unless you're really into that.
Contemporary art, well just like contemporary art ;) except all objects use t.. Read more »issue in some way, It's cool, yet for this I'd go somewhere else.
22.09.21
Maciej
Not really that interesting, we were hoping for a lot more interesting technical information and better exposition.
08.09.21
BARTOSZ
Nice restoration and arrangement of the space and buildings. A must place to see in Lodz.
06.09.21
Seymur
We had a very nice tour here. The guide was really professional and funny :)
27.08.21
Andrew
Overall all slightly disappointing. Very few technical areas open, a few backprojections on textile manufacturing. Also a temporary display of artistic textiles from post world war 2 period. Pleasant café with individual character. Relocated w.. Read more »ooden buildings at the back interesting.
08.05.21
Denys
Interesting museum, you can see textile machines and how textile was being produced. You can see amazing rooms reconstruction from different ages. Every room has a lot of details what makes you immersed in that life. Worth visiting.
16.03.21
Twitch030
Nice museum but the pieces are a bit old
21.10.20
Artem
Great place and nice exhibition
09.08.20
Julian
Beautiful place
04.09.19
Citlali
Well right now is on renewal so there is no much to see or English information. Building is pretty. So I’m waiting for the reopening :)
27.07.19
Amarok
It seems to be under renovation still as it is part of the former textile factory. Not too many things to do and to see, there is running machines though.
The Skansen which is accessible thru the museum is closed but the wooden buildings look nice
08.04.19
Simon
Pretty boring, there area lot of drawings of dresses, a number of manikins and some scarfs thrown on the ground. The machinery room was quite interesting but you couldn't look at anything in detail. We expected the steam power plant to be intere.. Read more »sting, but they made the exhibition too dark and pretty unimpressive. It's cool too look at the buildings from the outside but from the inside it isn't worth the time....
24.11.18
Gabriel
Not liked it, good were machines and open air part only
30.10.17
Gabriel
The museum has an open air area, a Textiles exhibition and a textiles machinery exhibition ones.
The open air ex. is composed by several wooden houses dating from the 19 century brought there. They are filled with textile deco/machines (they were fi.. Read more »lled before with paper/printing deco/machinery when the museum was a paper history one) and an old church.
The textiles exhibition is quite interesting... and there was absolutely nobody visiting it... so very relaxing.
The machinery ex. is marked as "interactive" but DO NOT even try to touch anything cause the Sargent-like-acting woman who will follow you in every single step you take inside will scream "don't touch" (in polish of course, no English there) even when it says "interactive exhibition"... maybe the interactive part refers to a video shown on a steam power generator, or couple of kids games in a screen.. but this part needs to improve a lot. The machines have just their names ans a brief explanation of what they do but in terms that you NEED to know the process in order to understand it.. if not... they have no meaning.