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TILBURG
Nederlands Textielmuseum / Bibliotheek en documentatieafdeling
Netherlands Textile Museum / Library and Documentation Department
Goirkestraat 96, 5046 GN TilburgTel: 013-5494516, Fax: 013-5363240, E-mail: textielmuseum@tilburg.nl
Contact Ms J. van Elk (librarian), G. Boekhorst (museum registrar)
Opening hours By appointment only
Conditions of use Consultation only
Services Reference assistance / photographic services / café
WWW-site http://www.textielmuseum.nl
WWW-webopac: http://www.ntm-digitaal.nl
Size Ca. 16,000 books and 80 current periodicals; art history proper: ca. 4,000 books and 40 current periodicals
Character and emphasis The Nederlands Textiel Museum was founded in 1958. It is located in Tilburg, an important centre of the textile industry in the 19th century. The fields of interest of the museum are textiles: its manufacturing, techniques and history, textile design (costumes, interior decoration) and contemporary textile arts. The library reflects the collection of the museum.
Special collections
- Driessen Collection: on textile printing and dyeing
- Collection of slides, photographs, films and videos
Catalogues Automated catalogue: ADLIB Museum Plus, wwwopac (2003)
Last modified: 24 May 2005