City of Kortrijk
Kortrijk is a small city of approximately 75,000 people, located in the West Flanders province of northwestern Belgium.
The Leie River, which flows through the center of the city, has always played an essential role in Kortrijk’s linen industry.
Broeltorens, These medieval towers are the last remaining vestiges of the old city fortifications.
Broeltorens, These medieval towers are the last remaining vestiges of the old city fortifications.
The Leie River, which flows through the center of the city, has always played an essential role in Kortrijk’s linen industry. The two medieval towers flanking the bridge over the Leie are symbols of the city’s rich historical heritage.
Kortrijk City Hall, another local landmark, has stained glass windows depicting Kortrijk’s coat of arms.
Museum「TEXTURE」
The exterior of Museum「TEXTURE」. The building was constructed in 1912 by the Linen Thread Company.
The beautifully designed space is fully interactive and invites visitors to feel, smell, and hear.
You can discover what different kinds of textile look like through a microscope.
With great interest we can study the dollar bills, that for 25 percent are made out of flax. And so the dollar bills have a strong resistance to water.
In 2014 the Vlas Museum, which opened in 1982 in Kortrijk, was moved to a new space on the Leie river and renamed Texture.The museum has been remade as a space where visitors learn about flax and linen with all the five senses.
The exterior of Museum「TEXTURE」.From flax cultivation to the final linen product, the museum explains the entire production process and its industrial history.
The exterior of Museum「TEXTURE」.From flax cultivation to the final linen product, the museum explains the entire production process and its industrial history.
The exterior of Museum「TEXTURE」.From flax cultivation to the final linen product, the museum explains the entire production process and its industrial history.
Vlas Museum was set up with wax dolls showing the flax cultivation process.（Wax exhibition closed in 2012.）
From flax cultivation to the final linen product, the museum explains the entire production process and its industrial history, as well as the special characteristics, color, and design of linen from the Kortrijk area with interactive exhibitions that can be enjoyed by adults and children alike.
The Leie River, which flows through the center of the city, has always played an essential role in Kortrijk’s linen industry.
Luckily for the people of the Kortrijk region their soil, climate and amount of rain provides the perfect conditions to grow the world’s best flax.
Broeltorens, These medieval towers are the last remaining vestiges of the old city fortifications.
TEXTURE -A museum of flax and linen in Kortrijk-
Location: Noordstraat 28 / 8500 Kortrijk
Tel: +32(0)56 27 74 70
http://www.texturekortrijk.be