Bocholt Textile Factory
Westphalian State Museum of Industrial Heritage
Fascination fashion, design and technology
At the heart of a new cultural quarter between the city center and the Aasee lies the TextilWerk Bocholt with its weaving mill and spinning mill. The two sites of the industrial museum are connected by a bridge over the river Aa. In the impressive halls of the historic Herding spinning mill, you will gain exciting insights into historical and modern technology, experience fashion history and current design. In the weaving mill, a world of experience awaits you with daily show production on historic looms and a fully furnished residential house with a flowering workers' garden!
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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible for wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities in the main parking lot of the weaving mill; two more are located at the spinning mill.
- Most of the rooms and facilities available to and used by visitors are at ground level or accessible via ramps and elevators.
- Exceptions: The ticket office on the upper floor of the Weaving Mill is accessible only via stairs. Some of the workers’ houses are accessible only via steps/stairs or steep ramps (10% to 20%).
- Otherwise, there is no gradient of more than 6%.
- Almost all doors and passageways accessible to guests are at least 80 cm wide.
- Exhibits and information are primarily viewable while seated.
- The Sky Lounge restaurant at the Spinnerei features wheelchair-accessible tables (maximum height 80 cm, with a clearance of 67 cm in height and 30 cm in depth).
- There are three public restrooms for people with disabilities in the Spinnerei, which are accessible from both sides (at least 90 cm). Flip-up grab bars are available to the left and right of the toilet.
- The public restroom for people with disabilities in the Weberei is accessible from at least one side. Flip-up grab bars are available to the left and right of the toilet.
- A folding recliner is available in the restroom in the Spinnerei (2nd floor) and in the restroom in the Weberei.
- Guided tours are offered for people with mobility impairments, but not for wheelchair users. Advance registration is required.
- Mobile or fixed seating is available for people with mobility impairments to use during the guided tour.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- In the spinning mill the alarm is clearly visible in the entire building/object.
- In the weaving mill there is no clearly visible alarm.
- There is no audio induction loop system.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevators is confirmed audibly. Alternatively stairs are available.
- The information on the exhibits and objects is predominately provided in writing. There is rarely audible information about the exhibits and objects.
- In the Sky-Lounge of the spinning mill there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.
- Guided tours are offered for deaf people, but not for people with hearing impairment. A reservation in advance is necessary.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are permitted in all relevant areas/rooms.
- Outdoor paths generally lack visually contrasting or tactile walkway boundaries.
- The elevated areas accessible to guests are mostly well lit—that is, bright and glare-free. Exceptions: the workshop and boiler house in the weaving mill, and the basement in the spinning mill
- Signage is designed with easily legible lettering. In the spinning mill, the signage lacks sufficient contrast.
- There are generally no obstacles, such as objects protruding into the path or room. Exception: the central staircase in the spinning mill
- In the spinning mill, there are glass doors without safety markings.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevators is confirmed by an audible signal. Stairs are available as an alternative.
- The central staircase in the spinning mill has visually high-contrast edges on the steps and handrails on both sides.
- The stair treads in the Weaving Mill and in the workers’ houses are not designed with high visual contrast and have at least one handrail on one side. Exception: no handrail on the outdoor staircase at the entrance to the workers’ houses
- The exhibits in the galleries are generally well lit. Exceptions: the workshop and boiler house in the Weaving Mill
- Information about the exhibits is primarily provided in writing. There are occasional audio descriptions of the exhibits and objects.
- The font used on the menu in the Sky Lounge is not a simple, high-contrast typeface.
- Information is not available in Braille or prism script.
- No guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments or blind people.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the facilitys is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
- The information on the exhibits and objects is predominately provided in writing, but not in easy language.
- In the Sky-Lounge the dishes are visibly presented (buffet, bar).
- Guided tours for guests with dementia are offered. Pre-registration is necessary.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF