Textile Industry Museum — Attraction in Bergen

This place is a gem. Everyone who is interested in knitting, have or had something to do with sewing or works in fashion, should visit this place. It offers a tour in a knitting factory, where you can see machines that have been in use since the 1930s and 1950s. I strongly recommend to take part in a guided tour that shows the machines in operation! Check their website for the times they offer guided tours as they aren’t very often. I visited on Sunday, which I advise against, as there aren’t many connections with public transport to get there - bear that in mind - oftentimes waiting times can take up to an hour for the next bus!

There is a charming little café where you can have a delicious brownie while waiting for your guided tour.

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The Norsk Trikotasjemuseum is a nice place to spend a couple of hours if you are interested by wool, yarn and knitting or by the technology and the industrial machines that once were used to produce knitwear.

Many of the machines that were used to produce knitwear until the late ‘80s are kept operational in order to demonstrate the different steps in the process to transform wool into yarn and yarn into knitwear. The guided tour takes about 30 minutes and is complemented by a video that shows the history of the factory and interviews of former workers. Finally there is also an art exhibition with objects made of fabric.

I very much appreciated the staff that were kind and helpful. In the café freshly made sandwiches are served with coffee or...

We made the tour today and it was very interesting to learn about the history, walk through the old factory and even see the machines in action. During the tour, children can get a small suitcase containing coloring and craft materials. Our 3 year old daughter had much fun searching for Bændik the sheep, which hides in the factory and tells small stories. Thanks for...