Museum of Carpet
Museum of Carpet
Focuses on Kidderminster's international carpet supplying history and includes a great many textile examples, plus informative displays and exhibits.
Come and meet our carpet makers (link is external)
Hear the tremendous clatter of our working looms (link is external)
Try your hand at designing your own carpet (link is external)
Buy locally-made gifts from our museum shop (link is external) and
Learn about the local men and women (link is external) who struck for better conditions at a time when factory workers had few rights
Schools
Fleece to Floor
Children will discover the process of carpet manufacture from Fleece to Floor, looking at the preparation of wool, right through to design, manfucature and finishing processes.
A visit for KS1/LKS2:
This unit can include guided activities developing scientific enquiry and using materials to test for purpose and characteristics.
Museum Mystery
Unlock the mystery stories in the museum…
A visit for KS1/2:
Children will have fun exploring what a museum is, through learning about what exhibits they can expect to find and what story the museum is telling. They will discover how things are collected and stored, cleaned and displayed to keep a record of the past.
