Really enjoyed seeing the costumes through the ages. Good exhibits explaining the different fabrics and how they are made and dyed. Interesting exhibits explaining recycling. Kimono exhibition was beautiful

No audio visual presentations operating today which would be the only real moving part of the museum. Lighting is poor and dark in some areas making more difficult to read. Better translation of exhibits would be an improvement for those non Italian speaking nations. Have learnt some interesting new facts however I feel it is overpriced for the experience.

It’s a lovely museum that worth a visit. It’s neither too small nor too informative and sophisticated to understand. Though the route was not the best design, I’d still give a 5 star cuz I had a great time there.

The museum it is a very well organized show. We could apreciate well the history of Prato and his texile industry. Only bad point we suffered was the person at the ticket desk. She forced too stay outside we 2 kids under the sun with 35 ° C until she managed 2 people. Very cold welcome, like she was bothered about something. On the way out while in the shop, in front the desk ticket, again she was rude with other 2 tourist because of the language barrier acting like that were stupid and "they" should know the procedures...... Except this bad point I strongly suggest the visit on this museum.

very good architecture. A boat in the garden is very unusual.

The museum is really interesting, spacious and well organised. I learned many things about fabric that I didn't know before. There are well-thought interactive displays, for example, you can touch and sense the difference between different types of wool, artificial fibres, synthetic fibres, etc. Also my 8-year-old son loved touching all the fabrics. If you visit Prato this is a must go.

If you want to learn everything about the textile history and industrialization do stop here. Great organized exhibit. Wonderful displays with interesting stories in English and other languages.

It's a great museum about prato s textile history.

A well laid out museum where you can see the old clothing and how the textiles were made. Very interesting.

Museum excellence! World class curation, installation, collection and informative captions. Fantastic kimono special exhibit!

A excellent display of the textile industry in Prato and the demographic issues that accompanied the development.

Fascinating history of the textile industry in Prato. Lovely town. Very well done exhibit

Not recommended

Interesting little museum that offers great insight into the history of textiles and fashion in Prato. Very helpful staff and a gift shop with unique products. Look forward to watching the museum grow over time.

Amazing experience, you can learn a lot about the history of fabrics Recommended

Smallish but very good museum dedicated mainly to the history of the textile industry of Prato but also includes a good section on the different materials used in fabrics. And the piece-de-resistance is the "museum" of old fabrics and costumes. Stunning.

When we went to Prato last spring Google Maps still sent us somewhere far away and we spent quite some time to find it inside the city walls. Obviously they have changed that now and people can find this splendid pear of a museum more easily. It was very well presented, friendly people ready to tell some story about the past - and the objects: wow! And if you think that all this technology has been substituted by modern machinery not really a long time ago! AND to imagine what a HUGE PROGRESS such a fabric production was in comparison with weaving and producing everything manually! And what hard work to heat the oven to produce the steam which ran the machines! And then the possibility to see and touch the raw material from which fabric is created: fantastic! A beautiful trip into our - not too distant - history!

Wonderful museum. Having arrived in Prato, I had not realised it's history and prominence in the textile trade. After visiting this great museum it became clear. Lots of costumes and history presented in a clear and interesting way. Great gift shop too. Worth s visit

Very interesting, especially enjoyed the interactive parts

One of the best museum experiences I had! But I'm also biased since I really love this industry. Museum is small so you don't get tired and can pay attention to everything.

Amazing museum that explains to you everything that has to do with the production of the clothes - from the very beginning of taking a raw material to creating the finishing fabric !! Plus they have inside machineries to show its purpose back in the years with explanation next to each and every one of them . The staff in the entrance is very polite and helpful ! At the end(which is also the entrance! ) there is also a souvenir shop!