The Textile Museum will be closed on 24 and 25 December. We will be open as usual between Christmas and New Year, as well as on 31 December and 1 January. We wish you a happy holiday season and a good start to the new year.

Exhibitions

Of Material Value

Textiles are omnipresent. Tens of thousands of people once earned their living in the region that was (Eastern) Switzerland designing, producing and trading textiles. Nowadays, they envelope and surround us from dawn to dusk. Good Fabric – what is that? How has it changed in the past, what shape will it take in future?

Collecting Fashion. From T-Shirts to Haute Couture

24.10.2025 – 25.05.2026

From evening gowns to streetwear, from lingerie to tailored suits – collectors hunt for textile treasures, curating and preserving them with devotion. But what drives this passion? What transforms a simple garment into a coveted collectible?