Visit

Public tours

We offer free guided tours of the current exhibitions every first Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Private tours

We kindly ask groups of 15 or more to book a guided tour.

Come and visit the Textile Museum with a private tour! These are on offer in German, English and French, and can be arranged outside of regular opening hours, too. The size of the group is limited to 25 persons, though several tours can take place simultaneously.

Costs

Variations 1-6 (1-25 people per group)

We offer various guided tours for groups:

Option 1
1 exhibition at the Textilmuseum.
Duration: ca. 1 hour / 140 CHF

Option 2
Textile Library at the Textilmuseum.
Duration: ca. 1 hour / 140 CHF

Option 3
1 exhibition plus Textile Library 
Duration: ca. 1,5 hour / 210 CHF

Option 4
2 exhibitions at the Textilmuseum.
Duration: ca. 1,5 hour / 210 CHF

Option 5
2 exhibitions plus Textile Library 
Duration: ca. 2 hour / 280 CHF

Option 6

Tour at Tröckneturm St.Gallen, one of the most important buildings of the textil industry in St.Gallen. 

Duration: ca. 1 hour / 250 CHF

More information about Tröckneturm.

Fee during the openig hours for option 1-6

  • Duration ca. 1 hour: 140 CHF 
  • Duration ca. 1.5 hour: 210CHF 
  • Duration ca. 2 hours: 280CHF 
  • Guided tour Tröckneturm: Duration ca. 1 hour: 250 CHF 

Additional fees will be charged for tours starting before 10 am or ending after 5 pm. 

  • Start of the tour between 8-10 a.m.: CHF 150
  • End of the tour between 5pm and 7pm: CHF 150
  • End of the tour between 7pm and 9pm: 300 CHF
  • End of the tour between 9pm and 10pm: 500 CHF

Prices do not include admission to the museum, which is additionally charged per participant. Private guided tours are possible by appointment only.

Guided tours in the Tröckneturm

On request we organize guided tours in the Tröckneturm, a striking building from the heyday of the textile industry. The guided tour costs 200 CHF plus admission and can be booked through the textile museum’s visitor service.

Admission Tröckneturm

Adults: 5 CHF
Group rate (from 6 pers.): 3 CHF
Children + teenagers up to 18 years: 2 CHF

Contact

The visitor service is available Monday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.

Visitor service
+41 228 00 10
info@textilmuseum.ch