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In time with the machines
The place stinks of oil and sweat, and the spinning machines clatter so loudly that you have to hold your fingers to your ears. But what you experience on your visit to our textile museum was nothing more than everyday life for thousands of men and women 100 years ago.
Our factory museum will show you how the rhythm of the machines dictated the speed of work. It is an authentic reconstruction of a typical cotton mill in the West Münsterland region, of which there were very many. Every day our staff weave cloth on the old handlooms for the historic collection. You are welcome to stand and watch them and experience the loud, dusty and arduous conditions under which textile workers had to labour. In an adjacent textile workers house – complete with a garden – you can find out more about the everyday life of the workers’ families.
Guided tours in English are offered. They last 1 hour and cost 47 €, 1,5 hours and cost 52 € or 2 hours and cost 67 € plus admission and have to be booked in advance. An English pamphlet is available. Please contact the museum for further information. Refreshments The restaurant "Schiffchen" offers midday and evening meals and snacks throughout the day. Seating for groups of up to 120. Reservations Tel. +49 (0)2871 7508
By car A3 motorway between Oberhausen and Arnheim. When travelling from the direction of Oberhausen use the Hamminkeln exit, when travelling from Arnheim use the Bocholt/Rees exit. By public transport Bus services operate from Münster and Holland, from Wesel there is also a train service. The museum is approximately 8 minutes walk from the station.
TextilWerk Bocholt I Spinnerei
Die erste Saison in unserer Spinnerei ist zu Ende. Zwischen September und November haben rund 16.000 Menschen Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen in unserem Kulturforum besucht. Die neue Spinnerei-Saison mit täglichen Öffnungszeiten startet am 18. März 2012.
Für Veranstaltungen wie den Vorstellungen der Bühne Pepperoni öffnet das Haus auch in den Wintermonaten seine Türen. Mehr Informationen auf der Seite der Spinnerei.