WORKING AND LIVING WORLDS OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Where looms, printing tables and embroidery machines were in operation 100 years ago, visitors today are transported into the everyday working and living environment before and around 1900. The tour through the museum vividly brings to life the technology of the individual work processes, the interplay between home and factory work, the economic situation of the textile industry and the social contrasts between the world of the workers and the factory families.
Especially today, in the age of H&M, KIK and Co, most of which have their production facilities far outside Europe, sometimes under unacceptable social conditions, it is all the more exciting to take a look at a textile industry that, in those days, flowed through regions such as the Waldviertel as one of the lifelines.
Special exhibition 2026
Opening on April 30, 2026 at 18h
Women of the 1920s and their fashion
This exhibition sheds light on the profound social changes of the 1920s from the perspective of women - told through their clothing.After the First World War, the role of women changed dramatically: political participation, professional activities and a new body awareness also influenced their outward appearance. The fashion of this period is an expression of awakening, emancipation and cultural rebellion.
The aim is to immerse you in the lifestyle of the 1920s through original items of clothing, textile objects, photographs, films, contemporary documents, modern art and interactive stations - with a special focus on the role of the textile industry and everyday working life for women in factories such as the one in Weitra.
The Museum Alte Textilfabrik has the Austrian museum seal of approval!
Would you like to visit us outside opening hours for tours and guided tours? We are happy to be there for you from May to October by prior arrangement for groups of 4 or more.
Guided tours are also available in English!
