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Forum for textile culture
Weaving Mill and Spinning Mill
More than 20,000 spindles once turned at the Herding Spinning Mill. Today, the imposing brick building is a forum for textile culture, where the story of textiles, past and present, is brought to life. Special exhibitions offer insights into the technology and show off fashion design and international textile art. Function rooms and a glass rooftop café provide space for events.
In close proximity to this is another site, the Weaving Mill. Here you can smell the oil and hard work, and the looms rattle so loud that you can't help but cover your ears. In the huge weaving hall, the drive belts still set more than 30 historic machines in motion. Materials are produced here on a daily basis for the tea towels and tablecloths of our historic collection.
In a worker's house, complete with cultivated garden, you can get to know the meagre everyday life of workers' families.
Guided tours are offered in English. They last 1 hour and cost 47€ or 1,5 hours with the costs of 52€ or 2 hours for 67 € plus admission. The tours have to be booked in advance. An English brochure is also available. Please contact the museum for further information. The restaurant "Schiffchen" at the Weaving Mill offers lunch and dinner as well as coffee and cake. Seating for groups of up to 120 People. 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. Bocholt is also reachable by public transprotation as bus and train. Bus services operate from Holland, Münster and Wesel. There is a train service from Wesel, too. The museum is only a couple of minutes walk away from the station.
