Museums · London
Fashion and Textile Museum
In or near City of London.
Fashion and Textile Museum — building in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Fashion and Textile Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2003. Designed by Ricardo Legorreta. Address: SE1 3XF. Wikidata describes it as: "building in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.4986°, -0.0811°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Fashion and Textile Museum is an English museum. The Fashion and Textile Museum was founded in 2003 by Zandra Rhodes and is operated by the Newham College of Further Education. Located in Bermondsey, it is in a building designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta.
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Background
Architecture
The museum is in a converted warehouse that was redesigned by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta in collaboration with Zandra Rhodes. It was Legorreta's first and only building in Europe. In addition to the exhibition space, the building has a textile studio, printing workshop, and private residential quarters. The building has become a tourist attraction due to its colour scheme of hot pink, burnt orange, yellow, and bright blue.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4986, -0.0811
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 3XF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Phone
- +44 20 7930 5373
- Established
- 2003
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.ftmlondon.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5436764 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fashion and Textile Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fashion and Textile Museum, Bermondsey, SE1 (3612012652).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fashion and Textile Museum?
- Fashion and Textile Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 3XF), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- What is Fashion and Textile Museum?
- Fashion and Textile Museum — building in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fashion and Textile Museum?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 3XF.
- When was Fashion and Textile Museum built?
- Built or established in 2003. Designed by Ricardo Legorreta.
- Who owns Fashion and Textile Museum?
- Fashion and Textile Museum is owned by | publictransit = London Bridge station.
- How do I get to Fashion and Textile Museum?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 3XF.