Museums · West Midlands
Museum of Carpet
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Museum of Carpet — textiles museum in Worcestershire, England, 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
- Coalyard Miniature Railway · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum of Carpet is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2012. Address: DY10 1AZ. Wikidata describes it as: "textiles museum in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3848°, -2.2455°.
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Official information
The Museum of Carpet is a volunteer-run, independent museum dedicated to the history and craft of carpet making. Visitors can explore exhibits related to the carpet industry and watch power-loom demonstrations during opening hours.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of Carpet was a textile museum in the town of Kidderminster in Worcestershire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A Carpet Museum Trust was founded in 1981, with the main aim being to open a public museum. The museum would be for the exhibition of items of local historical and educational interest which is connected to the manufacture of carpets or any other similar textiles. When the industry was shrinking, this enabled the Carpet Museum Trust to collect machinery, artefacts, archives and libraries from several firms in Kidderminster. On 20 October 2012, the Museum of Carpet was opened to the public after the museum was formally opened by the Carpet Museum Trust patron Lord Cobham. Between 11 July and 28 September 2019 the Woven Forms: Breaking the boundaries' exhibition, featuring the work of Jan…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3848, -2.2455
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wyre Forest
- Parish
- Kidderminster
- Postcode
- DY10 1AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Phone
- 01562 69028
- Established
- 2012
- Nearest railway station
- Coalyard Miniature Railway — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Saturdays and Tuesdays between 10am & 2pm
- Official site
- museumofcarpet.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q41661985 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of Carpet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of Carpet?
- Museum of Carpet is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY10 1AZ), in the parish of Kidderminster.
- What is Museum of Carpet?
- Museum of Carpet — textiles museum in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Museum of Carpet?
- The nearest railway station is Coalyard Miniature Railway, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DY10 1AZ.
- When was Museum of Carpet built?
- Built or established in 2012.
- Is Museum of Carpet a protected site?
- Yes — Museum of Carpet is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Museum of Carpet?
- The nearest railway station is Coalyard Miniature Railway, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DY10 1AZ.