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museum Lome, Togo

Musee National du Togo

Togo's national museum in Lome with collections of traditional art including Ewe and Kabye masks, textiles, and wood carvings.

traditional art Ewe masks Kabye art

gallery 🇵🇪 Lima, Peru

Museo Amano Lima

Lima museum presenting pre-Columbian textile art alongside contemporary Peruvian art.

museum textile contemporary

museum Kairouan, Tunisia

Musee Regional de Kairouan

Museum in the holy city of Kairouan showcasing Islamic decorative arts, textiles, and wooden objects from the region.

Islamic decorative arts textiles woodwork

museum 🇲🇽 San Agustín Etla, Mexico

Centro de las Artes de San Agustín (CaSa)

Art center founded by Toledo in a converted textile mill in the Sierra Madre foothills.

contemporary art Toledo textile mill

museum Gaborone, Botswana

Botswana Craft Gallery

Gallery in Gaborone exhibiting traditional and contemporary Botswana crafts including basketry, pottery, and textile arts.

basketry pottery textile arts

museum Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee National du Costume de Grand-Bassam

National costume museum in Grand-Bassam showcasing traditional Ivorian textile arts, clothing, and adornment.

textile arts traditional costume adornment

museum Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Musee National de Kananga

National museum in Kananga with collections of Kuba art, including raffia textiles, masks, and sculptural works.

Kuba art raffia textiles masks

museum Vientiane, Laos

T'Shop Lai Gallery

Art gallery and fair-trade shop presenting contemporary Lao art, textiles, and traditional Lao silk weaving. A cultural space promoting local artistic talent.

contemporary textiles silk weaving

museum 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

CaixaForum Barcelona

Cultural centre in a converted Modernista textile factory by Puig i Cadafalch at the foot of Montjuïc. Hosts major international art exhibitions and an active programme of cultural events.

exhibitions Modernisme architecture

museum 🇳🇬 Lagos, Nigeria

Nike Art Gallery

Africa's largest privately owned art gallery with over 8,000 works across four floors in Lagos.

Nigerian art textiles contemporary

museum 🇮🇳 Guwahati, India

Assam State Museum - Art Section

Museum with art collections including traditional Assamese textiles, Muga silk, and works reflecting the artistic heritage of Northeast India.

Assamese art textiles Northeast India

museum 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Comprehensive collection of Spanish and European decorative arts spanning five centuries. Ceramics, textiles, furniture, and glasswork are displayed across five floors of a 19th-century mansion.

decorative arts ceramics design

museum 🇮🇳 Pune, India

Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

Remarkable collection of over 20,000 objects of Indian decorative arts and crafts including lamps, musical instruments, textiles, and carved doors.

decorative arts Indian crafts folk art

museum Yerevan, Armenia

Art of Tufenkian Gallery

Gallery showcasing Armenian carpet art and textile traditions, displaying both antique and contemporary Armenian carpets alongside other traditional decorative arts.

carpet art textiles decorative arts

museum Foumban, Cameroon

Musee du Palais des Sultans Bamoun

Royal palace museum in Foumban displaying Bamoun artistic traditions including bronze casting, textiles, and beaded art.

Bamoun art bronze casting beaded art

museum Djerba, Tunisia

Musee du Patrimoine Traditionnel de Djerba

Heritage museum on Djerba dedicated to traditional island arts including textiles, jewelry, and ceramics.

textiles jewelry ceramics

museum 🇮🇳 Jaipur, India

Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing

Museum dedicated to the traditional art of hand block printing on textiles in a restored haveli in Amber.

textile art block printing Rajasthani craft

museum Guatemala City, Guatemala

Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena

Museum dedicated to Mayan textile art, presenting the rich tradition of Guatemalan indigenous weaving as one of the world's great living art forms.

textile art Mayan weaving indigenous art

museum Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Musee National du Burkina Faso

National museum in Ouagadougou with collections of Mossi, Bobo, and Lobi traditional art including masks, figures, and textiles.

Mossi art Bobo masks Lobi figures

museum 🇫🇷 Angers, France

Musée Jean Lurçat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine

Housed in the medieval Hôpital Saint-Jean, this museum showcases Jean Lurçat's monumental tapestry Le Chant du Monde alongside contemporary textile art. One of the most important tapestry collections in France.

tapestry Jean Lurçat textile art

museum Windhoek, Namibia

Penduka Development Trust Gallery

Women's art and craft centre on the shores of Lake Oenob near Windhoek showcasing Namibian textile art and embroidery.

textile art embroidery women artists

museum 🇦🇺 Bathurst Island, Australia

Tiwi Design Aboriginal Corporation

Aboriginal art centre on Bathurst Island producing and exhibiting Tiwi Island art including painting, printmaking, textile design, and carving.

Aboriginal art Tiwi Islands printmaking

museum Siem Reap, Cambodia

Eric Raisina Workshop Gallery

Fashion and textile art gallery of Malagasy-Cambodian designer Eric Raisina, showcasing wearable art and textile creations inspired by Khmer and global textile traditions.

textile art fashion wearable art

museum Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Artisanal de la Ville d'Abidjan

Artisan centre in Abidjan with galleries of traditional visual arts, woodcarving, and textile crafts.

woodcarving textile crafts traditional art

museum 🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India

Calico Museum of Textiles

One of the world's finest textile museums with an unmatched collection of Indian textiles spanning five centuries.

textile art Indian textiles Mughal textiles

gallery 🇬🇧 Kirkcudbright, United Kingdom

Artists & Makers Co-operative

A thriving collective of Dumfries and Galloway artists and makers, offering a curated selection of handmade furniture, jewellery, textiles, glasswork, and ceramics. The co-operative model supports local artisans and gives visitors direct access to work made in the region. Also has branches in Castle Douglas, Gatehouse of Fleet, and New Abbey, forming a creative retail network across south-west Scotland.

artists co-operative handmade furniture jewellery

museum Koudougou, Burkina Faso

Centre de Tissage de Koudougou

Weaving centre in Koudougou dedicated to the traditional Burkinabe textile art of Faso Dan Fani cloth.

textile art Faso Dan Fani weaving

museum Mandalay, Myanmar

Kalaga (Tapestry) Museum Mandalay

Museum dedicated to the Burmese art of kalaga, heavily embroidered and sequined tapestries depicting scenes from Buddhist mythology and court life.

tapestry embroidery textile art

museum Man, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Culturel de Man

Cultural centre in Man with galleries of Dan art including masks, textiles, and decorative objects from the western region.

Dan art masks decorative objects

museum 🇬🇧 Bradford, United Kingdom

Salts Mill

Converted Victorian textile mill housing the 1853 Gallery with the world's largest collection of David Hockney works. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saltaire village.

David Hockney Victorian mill UNESCO

museum 🇫🇷 Calais, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle de Calais

Fine arts and lace museum in Calais with European paintings alongside an exceptional collection documenting the history of lace-making.

fine art lace textile art

museum Algiers, Algeria

Musee du Bardo

Museum in Algiers with ethnographic and art collections including Kabyle jewelry, textiles, and traditional Algerian decorative arts.

ethnographic art jewelry decorative arts

museum 🇮🇳 Jaipur, India

City Palace Museum - Art Gallery

Art galleries within Jaipur's City Palace showcasing extraordinary Rajput miniature paintings, textiles, and royal art from the Kachwaha rulers.

Rajput miniatures royal art textiles

gallery 🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark

Brandts Museum of Art and Visual Culture

Odense museum presenting contemporary art and visual culture in a former textile factory.

museum contemporary textile factory

gallery 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Dovecot Studios Gallery

Edinburgh gallery in a converted Victorian swimming pool presenting contemporary tapestry and textile art.

textile tapestry Victorian

museum Sucre, Bolivia

Museo de Arte Indígena ASUR

Museum dedicated to indigenous Bolivian textile art, presenting exquisite weavings from the Jalq'a and Tarabuco communities as living art traditions.

textile art indigenous art Jalq'a weavings

gallery 🇬🇧 Kirkcudbright, United Kingdom

Harbour Cottage Gallery

A charming converted 18th-century cottage perched on the edge of Kirkcudbright harbour, showcasing Scottish artists, designers, and makers. The gallery offers an eclectic mix of painting, printmaking, ceramics, jewellery, and textiles, all carefully selected to reflect the creative spirit of Dumfries and Galloway. The harbour-side location provides a perfect setting for art inspired by the Solway coast.

Scottish art craft harbour printmaking

museum Sispony, Andorra

Museu Casa Rull

Heritage house museum in La Massana offering a glimpse of traditional Andorran life, with folk art, decorative textiles, and painted furniture on display.

folk art decorative arts heritage

museum 🇧🇪 Kortrijk, Belgium

Texture Museum

Museum of visual art and design in the historic flax region, connecting art with Flemish textile heritage.

design textile art Flemish heritage

museum Lautoka, Fiji

Tapa Cloth Gallery Lautoka

Gallery in Lautoka dedicated to the art of Fijian tapa (masi) cloth making, displaying traditional and contemporary tapa designs.

tapa cloth masi art traditional textile

museum Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Museo de la Semana Santa - Arte Sacro

Museum of Holy Week sacred art presenting the remarkable processional sculptures, textiles, and decorative arts of Guatemala's famous Semana Santa celebrations.

sacred art processional sculpture Semana Santa

museum Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee National du Costume de Grand-Bassam

National costume museum in Grand-Bassam showcasing traditional Ivorian textile arts, clothing, and adornment.

textile arts traditional costume adornment

museum Vientiane, Laos

Naga Creations Gallery

Art and design gallery in Vientiane presenting Lao contemporary art, handmade textiles, and design objects bridging traditional Lao craft and modern aesthetics.

contemporary design craft

museum Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Langafonua Women's Art Gallery

Gallery run by the Langafonua Women's Association exhibiting traditional tapa cloth, woven mats, and textile art made by Tongan women.

tapa cloth woven mats women artists

museum Khiva, Uzbekistan

Khiva Silk Carpet Workshop Museum

Workshop and gallery in the walled city of Ichan-Kala displaying traditional Khivan silk carpets, ikat textiles, and decorative arts reflecting the artistic heritage of Khorezm.

textile art silk carpets ikat

museum Tlemcen, Algeria

Musee des Beaux-Arts de Tlemcen

Fine arts museum in Tlemcen with collections of Algerian and Andalusian-influenced art, ceramics, and textiles.

fine arts Andalusian art textiles

museum 🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom

The Whitworth

Manchester's gallery of art, textiles, and wallpaper, recently expanded with a dramatic glass extension into Whitworth Park, holding works by Hockney and Cornelia Parker.

textiles Hockney Cornelia Parker

museum 🇬🇧 Ruthin, United Kingdom

Ruthin Craft Centre

Wales's Centre for the Applied Arts in the Vale of Clwyd, presenting exhibitions of contemporary craft including ceramics, glass, textiles, and jewelry.

craft ceramics Welsh craft

museum Thimphu, Bhutan

Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan

Museum and academy dedicated to preserving Bhutan's extraordinary textile art traditions, displaying historic and contemporary examples of Bhutanese weaving, one of Asia's finest.

textile art weaving traditional craft

museum Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Musee National de Kinshasa

National museum of the DRC in Kinshasa with collections of Congolese traditional art, masks, sculptures, and textiles.

Congolese art masks sculpture

museum Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee des Civilisations de Cote d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast's principal museum in Abidjan with collections of traditional masks, sculptures, textiles, and Senufo art.

traditional art masks Senufo art

gallery 🇲🇽 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Fábrica La Aurora

San Miguel de Allende arts complex in a former textile factory housing over 40 galleries and artist studios.

contemporary arts complex converted factory

museum 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, India

Mehrangarh Museum - Art Wing

Art galleries within Mehrangarh Fort displaying Marwar miniature paintings, textiles, decorative arts, and royal palanquins.

Marwar miniatures decorative arts fort museum

museum Oodi, Botswana

Oodi Weavers Gallery

Textile gallery in Oodi showcasing handwoven tapestries and textiles depicting scenes of Botswana life and culture.

tapestries textiles handwoven art

museum Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee des Arts et Traditions de Korhogo

Museum in Korhogo dedicated to Senufo art traditions including masks, figurative sculpture, and painted textiles.

Senufo art masks painted textiles

museum Maroua, Cameroon

Musee de Maroua

Regional museum in Maroua with collections of Sahelian art, textiles, leatherwork, and decorative crafts from northern Cameroon.

Sahelian art textiles leatherwork

museum Korçë, Albania

National Museum of Medieval Art

Museum in Korçë dedicated to Albanian medieval art including icons, frescoes, woodcarvings, and liturgical textiles from the Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods.

medieval art icons Byzantine art

museum 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Japan

National Crafts Museum

Japan's only national museum dedicated to modern crafts, relocated from Tokyo to Kanazawa with collections of ceramics, textiles, lacquer, and metalwork.

crafts ceramics lacquer

museum Vientiane, Laos

Lao National Museum (Art Section)

National museum with galleries displaying traditional Lao art including Buddhist sculpture, religious painting, and textile arts alongside modern and contemporary Lao art.

national collection Buddhist art Lao painting

museum Tripoli, Libya

Dar al-Turath Gallery

Heritage art gallery in Tripoli displaying traditional Libyan arts including textiles, jewelry, and decorative objects.

textiles jewelry traditional arts

gallery Windhoek, Namibia

Omba Gallery

Gallery and arts trust in Windhoek presenting Namibian craft, painting, and textile art.

craft painting textile art

museum 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

Barcelona's design museum combining decorative arts, ceramics, textile, and graphic design collections. Housed in a striking contemporary building at Plaça de les Glòries.

design decorative arts ceramics

museum Marawila, Sri Lanka

Batik Museum

Museum and workshop dedicated to Sri Lankan batik art, displaying the history and techniques of batik textile art alongside contemporary batik creations.

batik textile art craft

museum Islamabad, Pakistan

Lok Virsa Heritage Museum (Craft Wing)

Craft and folk art galleries at Pakistan's national heritage institution displaying traditional textiles, woodwork, pottery, and decorative arts from all provinces.

folk art textiles crafts

museum Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan

Museum of decorative and applied arts housed in a richly decorated 19th-century mansion. Displays traditional Uzbek ceramics, embroidery, woodcarving, metalwork, and textile arts.

decorative arts ceramics embroidery

gallery Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Dordoi Art Center

Arts center in Bishkek presenting exhibitions of painting, graphics, and textile art.

painting graphics textile art

gallery 🇬🇧 Kirkcudbright, United Kingdom

The Whitehouse Gallery

Established in 2004, The Whitehouse Gallery is one of south-west Scotland's leading contemporary art and craft galleries. Located on St Mary Street, it represents artists from across the UK working in painting, ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, and sculpture. The gallery has built a reputation for carefully curated exhibitions that balance established names with emerging talent, always with an emphasis on quality craftsmanship and artistic integrity.

contemporary art craft ceramics jewellery

museum Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Artisanal de Korhogo

Artisan centre in Korhogo showcasing Senufo textile painting, woodcarving, and traditional craft arts.

Senufo textiles woodcarving traditional crafts

museum Garoua, Cameroon

Musee de Garoua

Museum in Garoua with galleries of Fulani art, decorated calabashes, and textile arts from the Adamawa region.

Fulani art calabash art textile arts

museum Luanda, Angola

Museu Nacional de Antropologia

National anthropology museum in Luanda with collections of traditional Angolan art including Chokwe masks, sculpture, and textiles.

Chokwe art masks traditional sculpture

museum Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Turkmen Carpet Museum

World-class museum dedicated to the art of Turkmen carpet weaving, displaying some of the world's largest and finest Turkmen carpets including the record-holding 301 sq meter example.

carpet art textile art national heritage

museum Margilan, Uzbekistan

Margilan Silk Museum

Museum at the Yodgorlik Silk Factory in Margilan displaying the ancient art of Uzbek silk ikat weaving, including the creation of stunning abr patterns using resist-dyeing techniques.

silk ikat textile art

museum Windhoek, Namibia

Craft Centre Windhoek

Craft and visual art centre in central Windhoek exhibiting Namibian handmade art, jewelry, and textiles.

crafts jewelry textiles

museum 🇵🇱 Łódź, Poland

Muzeum Sztuki ms2

Branch of the Museum of Art in a former textile factory, presenting 20th and 21st-century art.

20th century art textile factory contemporary

museum Dangriga, Belize

Gulisi Garifuna Museum - Art Section

Museum celebrating Garifuna art and cultural heritage, presenting paintings, textiles, and ceremonial objects from Belize's Garifuna community.

Garifuna art cultural heritage ceremonial objects

museum Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Artisanal de la Ville d'Abidjan

Artisan centre in Abidjan with galleries of traditional visual arts, woodcarving, and textile crafts.

woodcarving textile crafts traditional art

museum Mahdia, Tunisia

Musee de Mahdia

Museum in the coastal town of Mahdia with collections of Islamic ceramics, textiles, and decorative arts.

Islamic ceramics textiles decorative arts

museum Vientiane, Laos

Lao Textile Museum

Museum dedicated to the art of Lao textile weaving, displaying traditional sinh (skirts), ceremonial textiles, and the distinctive patterns of different Lao ethnic groups.

textile art weaving ethnic textiles

museum 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco

Dar Si Said Museum (National Museum of Weaving and Carpets)

Museum in a 19th-century palace showcasing Moroccan woodwork, textiles, carpets, and decorative arts.

textiles carpets decorative arts

museum Cilaos, Reunion

Maison de la Broderie

Embroidery museum in Cilaos showcasing the traditional Reunion embroidery art form known as Jours de Cilaos.

embroidery art Jours de Cilaos textile art

museum Zinder, Niger

Musee Regional de Zinder

Regional museum in Zinder, the former capital of Niger, with collections of Hausa decorative arts, textiles, and traditional visual art.

Hausa art textiles decorative arts

museum Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo

Textile art museum in Antigua presenting antique and contemporary Mayan textiles as visual art, with demonstrations of traditional backstrap loom weaving.

textile art Mayan textiles weaving

museum Luang Prabang, Laos

Ock Pop Tok Living Crafts Centre

Textile art center on the Mekong River presenting exhibitions of Lao silk weaving, natural dyeing, and traditional textile arts. Offers weaving workshops and artist residencies.

silk weaving natural dyes workshops

museum 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Southeast Asia's largest museum of Islamic arts with over 7,000 artifacts including textiles, ceramics, calligraphy, and miniature paintings.

Islamic art calligraphy ceramics

museum Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Samarkand Silk Carpet Workshop Museum

Workshop and museum showcasing the traditional art of Samarkand silk carpet weaving, displaying historic and contemporary silk rugs using natural dyes and traditional patterns.

textile art carpet weaving silk

gallery Niamey, Niger

Galerie Laouali

Commercial gallery in Niamey presenting Nigerien contemporary painting and cross-stitch textile art.

contemporary painting textile art

museum 🇯🇵 Naha, Japan

Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

Okinawa's main art museum presenting Ryukyu Kingdom art, bingata textiles, and contemporary Okinawan art reflecting the island's unique cultural heritage.

Ryukyu art bingata Okinawan art

museum 🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark

Kunstmuseum Brandts

Odense's art museum in a former textile mill with Danish and international visual art and photography.

Danish art photography textile mill

museum 🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom

Whitworth

The University of Manchester's gallery of art in Whitworth Park. Collections include textiles, watercolours, prints, and modern art. Reopened in 2015 with a striking glass extension.

textiles watercolours modern art

museum 🇦🇺 Tamworth, Australia

Tamworth Regional Gallery

Regional gallery presenting contemporary and historical Australian art with a collection featuring fibre and textile art.

Australian art textile art regional gallery

museum 🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany

Museum Schnütgen

Medieval art museum in the Romanesque church of St. Cäcilien, showing sculpture, textiles, stained glass, and ivories from the Middle Ages.

medieval art sculpture Romanesque

museum 🇬🇧 Paisley, United Kingdom

Paisley Museum

Renfrewshire museum and art gallery with one of the best collections of Paisley shawls in the world alongside fine art and local history, recently reopened after major renovation.

Paisley shawls textiles Scottish art

museum Luang Prabang, Laos

Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre

Museum and gallery dedicated to preserving and presenting the traditional textile arts, crafts, and material culture of Laos's diverse ethnic communities.

textile art ethnic crafts cultural preservation

museum 🇮🇳 New Delhi, India

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

A living museum showcasing India's rich craft traditions with over 35,000 objects including textiles, woodwork, metalware, and folk art.

Indian crafts textiles folk art design

museum Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolian Felt Art Museum

Museum dedicated to the traditional Mongolian art of felt-making, displaying decorative felt works, ger (yurt) furnishings, and contemporary felt art installations.

felt art traditional craft textile art

museum 🇮🇹 Venice, Italy

Palazzo Fortuny

Atmospheric museum in the former studio of Mariano Fortuny, Spanish painter and fashion designer. Hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.

textile art Fortuny contemporary

museum Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

Craft Market Art Gallery Quatre Bornes

Art and craft gallery in Quatre Bornes showcasing Mauritian handicrafts, textile art, and painting.

handicrafts textile art painting

museum 🇨🇳 Suzhou, China

Suzhou Silk Museum Art Gallery

Gallery within the Suzhou Silk Museum presenting silk embroidery as fine art, showcasing the centuries-old tradition of Suzhou silk embroidery painting.

silk embroidery textile art traditional craft

museum Karachi, Pakistan

Mohatta Palace Museum

Art museum housed in a 1927 pink sandstone palace in Clifton. Displays exhibitions of traditional and contemporary Pakistani art, textiles, and cultural heritage.

art museum heritage textiles

museum Abomey, Benin

Centre de Tissage de Abomey

Weaving centre in Abomey preserving and exhibiting traditional Fon textile arts and applique tapestry techniques.

textile arts applique Fon weaving

museum 🇮🇹 Venice, Italy

Palazzo Mocenigo

Venetian museum of textiles, costume, and perfume in a Gothic palazzo. While primarily decorative arts, includes significant painting collections of Venetian aristocratic life.

textile art costume Venetian palazzo

museum Ghardaia, Algeria

Musee des Arts et Traditions Populaires de Ghardaia

Museum in the M'zab Valley showcasing traditional Mozabite arts, textiles, pottery, and architectural decorative elements.

Mozabite art pottery textiles

museum 🇮🇹 Como, Italy

Fondazione Antonio Ratti

Foundation in Como dedicated to textile art and contemporary visual culture, hosting exhibitions and the CSAV artist residency program.

textile art contemporary art residency

museum Kpalime, Togo

Centre de Tissage et de Batik de Kpalime

Weaving and batik centre in Kpalime exhibiting traditional Togolese textile arts, batik painting, and handwoven cloth.

batik art textile arts handwoven cloth

museum Lusaka, Zambia

Zintu Community Museum

Community museum near Lusaka exhibiting traditional Zambian visual art, textiles, and cultural objects.

traditional art textiles cultural objects

museum Buea, Cameroon

Centre d'Art Visuel de Buea

Visual art centre in Buea showcasing art from anglophone Cameroon including painting, photography, and textiles.

visual arts anglophone Cameroon painting

gallery Bamako, Mali

Muso Kunda Gallery

Community gallery in Bamako dedicated to women artists working in painting, textiles, and sculpture.

women artists textiles community

museum Asunción, Paraguay

Museo de Arte Indígena - Fundación Centro de Artes Visuales

Museum dedicated to indigenous Paraguayan art, presenting Guaraní and Chaco indigenous ceramics, featherwork, and textile art.

indigenous art Guaraní featherwork

gallery 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Alison Jacques

Contemporary gallery in Fitzrovia representing Robert Mapplethorpe, Dorothea Tanning, and Sheila Hicks. Focuses on underrepresented figures.

contemporary photography textiles

museum Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Artisanal de Korhogo

Artisan centre in Korhogo showcasing Senufo textile painting, woodcarving, and traditional craft arts.

Senufo textiles woodcarving traditional crafts

museum Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

World-class museum in a carpet-roll-shaped building displaying the finest examples of Azerbaijani carpet weaving art, one of Azerbaijan's greatest artistic traditions.

carpet art textile art decorative arts

museum 🇦🇺 Pukatja, Australia

Ernabella Arts

Australia's oldest continuously running Aboriginal art centre, established in 1948 in the APY Lands, producing painting, batik, ceramics, and textiles.

Aboriginal art APY Lands oldest art centre

gallery 🇲🇽 Oaxaca, Mexico

Centro de las Artes de San Agustín

Oaxaca contemporary art centre in a converted textile factory presenting Mexican art.

contemporary factory Mexican art

museum Okahandja, Namibia

Okahandja Craft Market Gallery

Gallery and craft market in Okahandja featuring traditional Namibian wood carvings, textiles, and visual art.

wood carvings textiles traditional art

museum 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

M50 Creative Park

Shanghai's original contemporary art district in former textile mills along Suzhou Creek, housing over 140 galleries, studios, and creative businesses from 20+ countries.

gallery cluster contemporary creative district

museum Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana

Maroni Art Gallery

Gallery on the Maroni River presenting Maroon art traditions, including carved tembé art, textiles, and contemporary works from the Bushinengué communities.

Maroon art tembé carving Bushinengué

museum Bumthang, Bhutan

Ogyen Choling Palace Museum

Heritage museum in the Tang Valley of Bumthang displaying traditional Bhutanese art, textiles, religious paintings, and decorative objects from a noble family's collection.

traditional art textiles religious painting

museum Yaounde, Cameroon

Musee National du Cameroun

Cameroon's national museum in the former presidential palace with collections of traditional art, masks, textiles, and sculpture.

traditional art masks sculpture

gallery Bamako, Mali

Musée National du Mali Gallery

National museum gallery in Bamako presenting Malian art, textiles, and contemporary visual arts.

national museum Malian art textiles

museum La Paz, Bolivia

Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF) - Art Gallery

Art galleries within Bolivia's ethnography museum presenting visual art and textile masterworks from Andean and lowland indigenous cultures.

indigenous art textile art Andean cultures

museum Trongsa, Bhutan

Trongsa Royal Heritage Museum

Museum in the Trongsa Ta Dzong watchtower displaying royal art, religious sculptures, and textile arts from the ancestral seat of Bhutan's royal family.

royal art sculpture textile arts

museum Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Museo Regional de Chichicastenango

Regional museum with art gallery presenting Mayan ceremonial masks, textiles, and folk art from the K'iche' Maya highlands.

Mayan masks folk art K'iche' Maya

museum 🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany

Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK)

Applied arts and design museum covering furniture, jewelry, textiles, and graphic design from medieval to contemporary periods.

design applied arts decorative arts

museum Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ena de Silva House Museum

Heritage house museum showcasing the textile art and interior design legacy of Ena de Silva, a pioneer of modern Sri Lankan batik and textile arts.

textile art batik design

museum San Francisco, United States

de Young Museum

Fine arts museum in Golden Gate Park with American art, international textiles, and Oceanic art.

American art textiles Oceanic art

museum Niamey, Niger

Musee National Boubou Hama

Niger's national museum in Niamey with collections of traditional Nigerien art, Tuareg jewelry, Hausa textiles, and decorative arts.

Tuareg jewelry Hausa textiles traditional art

museum Man, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Culturel de Man

Cultural centre in Man with galleries of Dan art including masks, textiles, and decorative objects from the western region.

Dan art masks decorative objects

museum Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Artisanal de la Ville d'Abidjan

Artisan centre in Abidjan with galleries of traditional visual arts, woodcarving, and textile crafts.

woodcarving textile crafts traditional art

museum 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Located in the Louvre's Marsan wing, this museum showcases decorative arts, design, fashion, and textiles from the Middle Ages to today. Major collections include Art Nouveau and Art Deco furniture.

decorative arts design Art Nouveau

museum Salelologa, Samoa

Savai'i Cultural Art Centre

Cultural art centre on Savai'i Island exhibiting traditional Samoan crafts, wood carvings, and textile arts.

traditional crafts wood carvings textile arts

museum Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara Suzani and Textile Museum

Museum dedicated to Bukharan suzani embroidery, one of Central Asia's most celebrated textile art forms. Displays historic and contemporary suzani along with other decorative textiles.

suzani embroidery textile art

gallery Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Museum of Turkmen Carpet

Museum and gallery dedicated to the art of Turkmen carpet weaving and textile heritage.

carpet art textile heritage

museum Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Artisanal de Korhogo

Artisan centre in Korhogo showcasing Senufo textile painting, woodcarving, and traditional craft arts.

Senufo textiles woodcarving traditional crafts

museum Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee des Civilisations de Cote d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast's principal museum in Abidjan with collections of traditional masks, sculptures, textiles, and Senufo art.

traditional art masks Senufo art

museum Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Nim Po't Centro de Textiles Tradicionales

Center for traditional Mayan textile arts presenting the weaving traditions of various Guatemalan indigenous communities as artistic heritage.

textile art indigenous weaving cultural heritage

museum Thimphu, Bhutan

National Institute for Zorig Chusum

Bhutan's premier arts school and gallery dedicated to the 13 traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan, including thangka painting, wood carving, and textile weaving.

traditional arts thangka painting Zorig Chusum

museum Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee des Arts et Traditions de Korhogo

Museum in Korhogo dedicated to Senufo art traditions including masks, figurative sculpture, and painted textiles.

Senufo art masks painted textiles

museum Kingston, Jamaica

Things Jamaican Art Gallery

Gallery promoting Jamaican visual art and craft in Devon House, exhibiting paintings, ceramics, and textile art by Jamaican artists.

Jamaican craft ceramics textile art

museum Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee National du Costume de Grand-Bassam

National costume museum in Grand-Bassam showcasing traditional Ivorian textile arts, clothing, and adornment.

textile arts traditional costume adornment

museum 🇮🇳 Bangalore, India

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP)

India's first major private art museum in Bangalore presenting South Asian art spanning 12,000 years through painting, photography, textiles, and sculpture.

South Asian art photography private museum

museum Mopti, Mali

Musee de Mopti

Regional museum in Mopti with collections of Dogon, Bozo, and Fulani art including masks, textiles, and decorative objects.

Dogon art Bozo art Fulani textiles

museum Ho, Ghana

Volta Regional Museum

Museum in Ho with collections of Ewe art, textiles, and ethnographic objects from the Volta Region.

Ewe art textiles ethnography

gallery Agadez, Niger

Galerie Agadez

Gallery in the historic Saharan city presenting Tuareg silver crosses, indigo textiles, and art.

Tuareg silver crosses Saharan art

museum 🇫🇷 Roubaix, France

La Piscine – Musée d'Art et d'Industrie André Diligent

Art and industry museum in a stunning Art Deco swimming pool in Roubaix, with collections of fine art, textiles, fashion, and decorative arts.

Art Deco textiles swimming pool museum

gallery 🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark

Brandts Museum Odense

Odense museum presenting contemporary art and visual culture in a former textile mill.

museum contemporary textile mill

museum 🇲🇦 Salé, Morocco

Musée Belghazi

Private museum north of Rabat with collections of Moroccan decorative arts, textiles, jewellery, and ceramics.

decorative arts textiles ceramics

museum Bamako, Mali

Galerie Medina

Art gallery in Bamako showcasing contemporary Malian painting, sculpture, and textile art.

contemporary painting sculpture textile art

museum Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Musee de Kisangani

Museum in Kisangani with collections of traditional art from the Orientale province including masks and textiles.

traditional art masks textiles

museum 🇮🇳 Kolkata, India

Indian Museum - Art Gallery

India's oldest museum, established in 1814, with outstanding collections of Mughal and Rajput miniatures, textiles, and Gandhara sculptures.

Indian miniatures Gandhara sculpture textiles

museum Kathmandu, Nepal

Indigo Gallery

Art gallery in Kathmandu specializing in contemporary Nepali and Himalayan art, representing artists working in painting, sculpture, and textile art.

contemporary Himalayan art textile art

museum 🇫🇷 Roubaix, France

La Piscine – Musée d'Art et d'Industrie

Art museum in a stunning Art Deco swimming pool in Roubaix, displaying fine arts, applied arts, and textiles around the central pool. One of France's most atmospheric and original museum settings.

fine art Art Deco textiles

museum 🇦🇺 Wangaratta, Australia

Wangaratta Art Gallery

Regional gallery in northeast Victoria presenting contemporary art exhibitions with a focus on textiles and fibre art.

contemporary art textile art regional gallery

gallery Francistown, Botswana

Francistown Gallery of Arts

Gallery in northern Botswana exhibiting regional visual arts, sculpture, and textile work.

regional art sculpture textiles

museum 🇩🇰 Herning, Denmark

HEART - Herning Museum of Contemporary Art

Contemporary art museum built on the Angeli collection from a textile factory, with Danish avant-garde works.

contemporary art Danish avant-garde textile heritage

studio 🇩🇪 Neubrandenburg, Germany

Textilkunst Neubrandenburg

Textile art studio in the medieval walled city. Handwoven tapestries, scarves, and wall hangings for sale. Modern interpretations of traditional Baltic patterns.

textile art weaving tapestry shop

museum Muscat, Oman

National Museum of Oman (Art Galleries)

Oman's premier museum with galleries displaying Omani decorative arts, silver jewelry, textiles, and traditional craftsmanship alongside Islamic art and calligraphy.

national collection decorative arts Islamic art

museum 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Victoria and Albert Museum

The world's leading museum of art, design, and performance with collections spanning 5,000 years. Includes fashion, ceramics, glass, textiles, and photography.

design decorative arts fashion

museum 🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia

Lauba - House for People and Art

Independent contemporary art space in a converted textile warehouse in Zagreb, presenting Croatian and international contemporary art from private collections alongside temporary exhibitions.

contemporary art private collections warehouse

museum Foumban, Cameroon

Musee du Textile de Foumban

Textile museum in Foumban dedicated to Bamoun weaving traditions, indigo dyeing, and traditional cloth arts.

textiles indigo dyeing weaving

museum Ambalavao, Madagascar

Maison de la Soie Gallery

Silk museum and gallery in Ambalavao displaying the art of Malagasy silk weaving and textile traditions.

silk weaving textile art traditional crafts

museum Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee des Civilisations de Cote d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast's principal museum in Abidjan with collections of traditional masks, sculptures, textiles, and Senufo art.

traditional art masks Senufo art

museum Kairouan, Tunisia

Musee des Arts Islamiques de Raqqada

Museum of Islamic arts near Kairouan with ceramics, calligraphy, textiles, and illuminated manuscripts.

Islamic art ceramics manuscripts

museum Man, Cote d'Ivoire

Centre Culturel de Man

Cultural centre in Man with galleries of Dan art including masks, textiles, and decorative objects from the western region.

Dan art masks decorative objects

museum Manouba, Tunisia

Musee des Arts Populaires et Traditions de Denden

Museum of popular arts in Denden exploring Tunisian textile traditions, embroidery, and traditional crafts.

textiles embroidery traditional crafts

museum Dakar, Senegal

IFAN Museum of African Arts (Musée Théodore Monod)

Dakar museum with one of West Africa's finest collections of masks, textiles, and ritual objects.

African art masks textiles

museum Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Malay Technology Museum (Craft Wing)

Museum displaying traditional Malay craft technologies including boat-building, metalwork, textile weaving, and decorative arts unique to Brunei's cultural heritage.

traditional craft metalwork textile

museum 🇳🇬 Kano, Nigeria

Gidan Makama Museum

Museum in a 15th-century palace showcasing Kano's art heritage including textiles, leather, and dye-pit traditions.

Kano art textiles heritage

gallery Suchitoto, El Salvador

Galería Suchitoto

Gallery in the colonial arts town of Suchitoto exhibiting painting, sculpture, and textile art.

colonial town painting textile art

gallery Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kurak Gallery

Gallery specializing in traditional Kyrgyz felt art, shyrdak textiles, and applied arts.

felt art shyrdak applied arts

museum 🇦🇺 Mittagong, Australia

Sturt Gallery

Gallery at Sturt Craft Centre in Mittagong presenting contemporary Australian craft including woodwork, textiles, and ceramics.

craft woodwork ceramics

gallery Thimphu, Bhutan

Tarayana Centre Gallery

Cultural center gallery in Thimphu presenting rural Bhutanese arts, textiles, and craftsmanship.

textiles rural art cultural center

museum Inhambane, Mozambique

Museu Provincial de Inhambane

Provincial museum in Inhambane with galleries of regional art, textile traditions, and decorative crafts.

regional art textiles decorative crafts

museum Luang Prabang, Laos

Ma Te Sai Silk Gallery

Gallery and workshop presenting traditional Lao silk art, displaying hand-woven silk textiles and contemporary designs using traditional Lao weaving techniques.

silk art weaving contemporary textile

museum 🇫🇷 Lyon, France

Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs

Unique museum of textiles and decorative arts in two 18th-century mansions, showcasing 4,500 years of textile history. Includes rare Lyon silks, Coptic textiles, and Asian fabrics.

textiles decorative arts Lyon silk

museum Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Tamu Kianggeh Art Market

Traditional market and open-air art space where local artisans display and sell traditional Bruneian crafts including woven textiles, silverwork, and traditional woodcraft.

traditional crafts market gallery silverwork

museum Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire

Musee des Arts et Traditions de Korhogo

Museum in Korhogo dedicated to Senufo art traditions including masks, figurative sculpture, and painted textiles.

Senufo art masks painted textiles

museum Sigatoka, Fiji

Kila Eco Adventure Park Gallery

Gallery in the Coral Coast area exhibiting Fijian traditional art, pottery, and textile arts in a cultural village setting.

traditional art pottery cultural village

museum Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe

Galerie Arts Pluriels

Gallery presenting diverse art forms from Guadeloupe and the French Antilles, including painting, sculpture, and textile art.

French Antilles art painting textile art

museum Windhoek, Namibia

Omba Arts Trust Gallery

Gallery and craft centre in Windhoek promoting traditional Namibian arts including basketry, beadwork, and textiles.

basketry beadwork traditional arts

museum Al Hamra, Oman

Bait Adam Museum

Museum in a traditional Omani house displaying decorative arts, textiles, silver jewelry, and traditional crafts from the interior Oman region.

traditional crafts jewelry textiles

museum Bamako, Mali

Galerie Tattegata

Art gallery in Bamako featuring contemporary Malian art, painting, and textile-based visual art.

contemporary art painting textile art

museum Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe Suzani Museum

Museum dedicated to the traditional Tajik art of suzani embroidery, displaying historic and contemporary examples of these richly decorated textile artworks.

suzani embroidery textile art

museum 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand

Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles

Museum within the Grand Palace compound showcasing Thai royal textile arts and traditional weaving techniques.

textile art Thai crafts royal collection

museum Maroua, Cameroon

Centre Artisanal de Maroua

Craft centre in Maroua exhibiting and selling traditional arts including embroidery, leather goods, and woven textiles.

embroidery leather arts woven textiles

gallery 🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia

Lauba House for People and Art

Zagreb gallery presenting contemporary Croatian art in a converted textile warehouse.

contemporary warehouse Croatian art

museum 🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom

Whitworth Art Gallery

University of Manchester gallery reopened in 2015 after a dramatic MUMA-designed expansion into Whitworth Park. Major collections of textiles, wallpapers, watercolours, and contemporary art.

textiles watercolours contemporary

gallery Lusaka, Zambia

Zintu Craft Gallery

Craft and art gallery in Lusaka presenting Zambian basketwork, pottery, and textile art.

craft basketwork pottery

museum Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Brunei Arts and Handicrafts Training Centre

Government center preserving and showcasing Brunei's traditional arts including silverwork, brasswork, wood carving, and textile weaving through exhibitions and workshops.

traditional crafts silverwork brasswork

museum Algiers, Algeria

Musee des Arts et Traditions Populaires

Museum of popular arts and traditions in the Casbah of Algiers showcasing traditional crafts, textiles, and decorative arts.

traditional crafts textiles Casbah

museum Brookings, United States

South Dakota Art Museum

State university art museum featuring the work of Harvey Dunn, Native American art, and the Marghab Linen collection of embroidered textiles.

Native American art Harvey Dunn textiles