Textile Museum

The Textile Museum is housed in the converted Campolmi textile mill in the centre of Prato. The visit begins in the boiler room, where the steam generator that once powered the mill's machinery still stands. Collections of antique textiles are displayed in rotation, and a section on materials and processes explains textile fibres and how they are manufactured.

On the first floor, a room on local textile history is followed by a multimedia installation on recent changes in the district and the city. Two large 800-square-meter rooms periodically host temporary exhibitions. The mill is the only 19th-century industrial site within Prato's 14th-century walls, and the building is shared with the Lazzerini Library.