Founded in 1878, the St.Gallen Textile Museum houses one of the most important textile collections in Switzerland.

The Textile Museum is located in the "Palazzo Rosso", built in 1886. Its collections trace the multifaceted history of Swiss textile production, its ups and downs from its beginnings to the present day. The collection of hand and machine embroideries as well as fabric prints and woven fabrics documents this impressive development. Highlights also include late antique fabrics from Coptic tombs in Egypt, historical embroideries since the 14th century, handmade lace from important European lace centers, ethnological textiles, historical fabrics and costumes, needlework utensils and objects of contemporary textile art.
The St. Gallen Textile Library specializes in publications on textiles and design. Its holdings also include the extensive collection of pattern books and fashion photographs.


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