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- Aliakbar-Maktabi Museum - - Private museum containing a wide selection of arts and crafts of the nomad and tribal derviche sufi from Iran, and the Middle East. Features collection of Persian and Oriental rugs, carpets, kilims, brass, copper, silver, potteries, miniatures, textiles and tapestries. Includes hours and contact details. Located in Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Allhallows Lace Museum - - Housed in a 14th century chapel in Honiton, facility preserves the town's 400-year-old lace making industry. Includes hours, fees, details of galleries, history of building, craft demonstrations and gift shop. Located in United Kingdom.
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- American Textile History Museum - - Textiles, tours, and decorative arts are just a few of the exhibits and activities, including demonstrations and special events. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
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- The Arkwright Society - - Providing tours of the Cromford Mill and educational services. Includes a visitor's guide, membership details and directions to the location in Derbyshire, UK.
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- Bata Shoe Museum - - Toronto's authority on historic, regional, and cultural footwear. Information and images of the collections, list of exhibitions, gift shop, programs and facility rentals, map, admission costs and hours of operation.
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- Brugge Kantstad - Lace Exposition - - Founded in 1970 with main purpose to continue the lace education started in Bruges in 1717 by the Sisters Apostles. Includes displays of handmade items, demonstrations, classes and visitor information. Located in Belgium. [Dutch, French and English].
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- Carpet Museum Trust - - Presenting the local history of woven carpets in Kidderminster. Exhibitions in The Weaver's Loft include a working handloom, steam-powered ship's whistle, scale model of a Brussels loom, a wooden model of the hand knotting "Turkey Work" upright loom and a reproduction of a mill steam engine. Located in the UK.
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- Central Museum of Textiles - - Overview of the museum, department guide, visitor and exhibit information. Piotrkowska, Poland. English and Polish versions available.
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- The Costume Institute - - The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents including 18th century menswear and 20th century haute couture.
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- The Costume Museum of Canada - - Features a collection of over 35,000 artifacts related to clothing, accessories and textiles spanning over 400 years of history. Includes a virtual tour, details of exhibits, hours, admission rates, and directions to the location in Dugald, Manitoba, Canada.
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- Costumes & Textiles - - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Costumes and Textiles department houses over 50,000 objects balanced between textiles and dress. You can view eleven beautiful pieces online.
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- The Fabric Workshop and Museum - - Only museum in the United States creating and exhibiting new work in fabric and experimental materials in collaboration with emerging and established international artists. Includes hours, fees, and directions. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Fashion and Textile Museum - - Focuses on British and international fashion, and textile design from 1950 to the present day. Includes details of exhibits, hours, admission rates and membership. Located in London.
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- FIDM - Museum & Galleries - - Houses a significant collection of over 10,000 costumes, accessories, and textiles from the 18th Century through the present day, including film and theater costume. Includes a history of the facility, details of exhibitions, events, the gift shop, and directions to the location in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Kyoto Costume Institute - KCI - - Founded 1978. Mission statement, online archive covering 1700s-1940s, current exhibits, publications, visitor information. In-person archive research available with reservation; limited hours. [English/Japanese.
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- Macclesfield Silk Museums - - Collection features clothing from the late 18th century through the 20th century, handlooms, machinery and ancillary equipment and tools, and a pattern book archive. Includes hours, rates and directions. Located in Macclesfield, UK.
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- Mississippi Valley Textile Museum - - Provides information on the early mills of the area, displays of period offices, artifacts and machinery. Includes details of events, workshops, hours, and admission fees. Located in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
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- Musée du Chapeau - - Features the history of French hatmaking. English and French. Located in Monts du Lyonnais.
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- Museum Martí Vicenç - - Exhibit of the work of Martí Vicenç', including Mallorcan fabrics Known as "Robes de Llengües".
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- The Museum of Costume - - A world wide collection of 17th to 20th century costume, specializing in Old English dress and court fashion.
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- The Museum of Printed Textiles - - Established for the preservation of the history of textile design, and hand and machine printing techniques and technologies. List of exhibitions and publications, a visitor's guide, and links to related sites. Located in Mulhouse, France. [English and French.
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- Museum of Purses and Handbags - - Features collection of 350 items dating from 1650 to the present day. Includes hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Katoomba, Australia.
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- New Lanark - - Features a restored 18th century cotton mill village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Includes a visitor's guide, events, directions and a location map.
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- Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate - - Features a working cotton mill with galleries devoted to water and steam power of the late l8th century, with hands-on displays and exhibits. Includes its history, events, details of tours offered, educational resources and a visitor's guide. Located in Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK.
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- The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum - - The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum in picturesque County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland houses one of Ireland's finest displays of Antique Irish Lace, each piece carefully chosen for its intricate workmanship and quality.
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- Textile Museum - - The Washington, DC museum devoted to the handmade textile arts. Site features information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop featuring gifts from around the world.
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- Textile Museum of Canada - - "The only museum in Canada exclusively devoted to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles from around the world." The site contains museum information and pictures of items in the collection.
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- Textilmuseum Bocholt - - Fully functional replica mill demonstrates typical work conditions in the textile industry from 1900 to 1960. Includes opening hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Bocholt, Germany. [German and English.
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- Textural Space - - Traveling UK exhibition of contemporary Japanese textile art.
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- Ulverton Woollen Mills - - Features exhibits about the pre-industrial and industrial production of woolen fibers and threads, and a restaurant-bistro. Includes rates, hours, photos, directions and a location map. Located in Ulverton, Quebec, Canada.
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- Verdant Works - - Working jute mill in Dundee, Scotland features original machinery, computer displays and hands-on interactives. Features tour guides, a gift shop and cafe. Open all year.
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- Windham Textile and History Museum - - Features a virtual tour and an activities page for children. Includes hours and admission rates. Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, United States.
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