The museum building was designed by architect Walter Krauss and completed in 1892 as a cotton spinning mill.
The facility served as a fully integrated factory, including its own power station, canteen, and company housing.
The museum holds a permanent collection of over 1.5 million textile patterns and designs.
The site uses a geothermal cooling system integrated into the historic architecture.
Interactive stations allow visitors to print their own textile designs using historical techniques.
The museum floor space covers approximately 2,400 square meters across multiple levels.
The Augsburg Textile and Industry Museum (tim) is housed in the former Neue Augsburger Kattunfabrik, a historically significant industrial site. The museum documents the 150-year history of textile manufacturing in Augsburg, which was once a major European textile hub. It features functional, large-scale production machinery, including spinning and weaving equipment that remains in working order. The collection includes approximately 1,000 samples of pattern books from the 18th to the 20th century. Visitors can explore the social history of factory workers alongside the technical evolution of the loom. The building itself is a prime example of 19th-century industrial architecture, characterized by its wide, open halls designed for heavy machinery.
The main weaving hall featuring rows of historic looms under the expansive, light-filled sawtooth roof.
Wear comfortable, flat walking shoes to navigate the industrial flooring and large exhibit halls.
Check the daily demonstration schedule upon arrival, as museum staff operate the historic machinery at specific intervals.
Visit the 'Textile Archive' exhibit to view rotating selections from the vast pattern collection.
Avoid rushing through the lower factory floor exhibits; the historical context of the working conditions is just as significant as the machines themselves.
Closed on Mondays.
