Museum für textile Kunst, Textile museum in Kirchrode district, Hanover, Germany.
The Museum für textile Kunst is a collection of fabrics and woven materials from various origins and periods, housed in a former World War II bunker. The thick walls of the structure create a stable climate that supports textile conservation and offers visitors a particularly protected space for exploration.
The museum opened in 2007 as a registered non-profit association (e.V.) in Hanover-Kirchrode. It is housed in a bunker on Borchersstraße, whose thick walls keep the room climate nearly constant, protecting the fabrics from decay. The building's wartime origin is not documented in the sources.
The museum is run by a registered non-profit association and opened in 2007. Its collection of fabrics and garments was gathered worldwide, and the displays focus on traditional and imaginative handwork made from woven cloth. Temporary exhibitions have covered themes such as fashion from 1900 to 1980 (2022) and extraordinary fibres, threads and fabrics (2024).
The museum is housed in the bunker at Borchersstraße in Kirchrode, in the Hanover district of Kirchrode. The thick bunker walls keep the room climate nearly constant, which protects the costumes on display. Visitors should note that the displays are costumes and handiwork made from woven fabrics, shown in special exhibitions that change each year.
The museum opened in 2007 and is run by a registered non-profit association. Its premises are a bunker on Borchersstraße in Kirchrode, whose thick walls keep the room climate nearly constant, slowing the decay of the fabrics on display.
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