Industrialisation in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Industrialisation in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Many empty factories and the railway tracks of the "Black Jules" tell of the once vibrant "German Manchester". There are reports about personalities who helped Forst to industrial growth and prestige. What conditions were necessary for the operation of mechanical machines? What is the connection between industrial development in Forst and the living conditions of employees and employers? How are yarn and cloth made today? We will explore many questions together and find answers.

Activity: Work with video clips, old address books and chronicles, recording technical data of the machines in the clothmaker's show workshop and city tour

The offer takes place indoors and outdoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of grades 8 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Floods and their consequences in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

The pupils learn interesting facts about the flood disasters in and around Forst in words and pictures. A booklet explains various terms related to floods. From historical newspaper reports, the pupils hear about the night of the catastrophe in 1897. The effects of the flood waves of a flood are simulated on a model that shows the surface of the earth in cross-section.

Activity: Work with the accompanying booklet, observe the process in the flood model, build a sandbag wall

The offer takes place indoors and outdoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 3 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Hearts made of fabric at the Brandenburg Textile Museum in Forst

In the clothmaker's workshop, the pupils learn how cloth is made. They see and hear how work was done on the historical hand tools and machines. In particular, they can follow the technical development from the hand loom to the mechanical loom. Furthermore, the visitors learn a lot of interesting facts about the historical development of the handicraft technique "patchwork" in a short introduction. Patchwork" means "patchwork" in translation. The pupils work in the simple patchwork gluing technique. They put the differently coloured patterned pieces of fabric together and join them by gluing and sewing.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 3 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Felting with sheep's wool at the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

On a tour of the clothmaker's workshop, pupils learn how sheep's wool is processed. Pupils can try out wet or dry felting and make their own accessories for the home.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 3 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Thread Pictures in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

In the clothmaker's show workshop, the pupils experience the work steps that are necessary to produce a thread. The demonstrations are shown on the historical hand tools and the machines from the 20th century. The hand-operated and machine processes are demonstrated on the spinning wheel, winding wheel, sample carding machine, selfactor and ring spinning machine and explained by the specialist staff. In a subsequent practical activity, the visitors make a work of thread art from many colourful threads on a stenter frame.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 3 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Sew a cosy patchwork cushion yourself at the Brandenburg Textile Museum in Forst

Patchwork - this artistically appealing textile work literally means "patchwork". This creative technique was first used in ancient Egypt, more than 2000 years ago. For thousands of years, people all over the world have puzzled pieces of fabric together out of necessity or for fun and then sewn them together to make a "new fabric" again. Ingenuity, different materials and cultural differences have resulted in a multitude of different patterns and patchwork techniques.

Action: Sewing a patchwork cushion

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 6 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 1 to 1.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

"The Fat One" - Forst Water Tower - in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

The visitors learn a lot of interesting facts about the history and functioning of the Forster water tower. The water supply in former times and today is shown in short forays. A tour of the water tower can be arranged on request.

Action: Re-creation of the water tower on the handloom frame.

The programme takes place indoors and outdoors and is aimed at pupils in grades 1 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 3 to 4 hours
Group size: 5 to 20 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

The Bieberstein Coat of Arms and the Forst City Coat of Arms - in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

In this programme, the pupils learn interesting facts about naming and heraldry. Many names, such as Meier, Schulze and Lehmann, used to have coats of arms. The Lords of Bieberstein also had various coats of arms. The coat of arms of the town of Forst has evolved from the large Bieberstein coat of arms. What it looks like, what shape and colour it has, is taught to the pupils in this programme.

Activity: Worksheets with coats of arms for colourful design

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 3 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 1 to 1.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Flower magic made from fabric remnants in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

In the clothmaker's workshop, the pupils learn how cloth or fabric is made. They see and hear how work was done on the historical hand tools and machines. Among other things, they can follow the technical development from the spinning wheel to the spinning machine. In this museum educational programme, the pupils work with coloured fabric remnants made of cotton or synthetics. They can choose the colours freely according to their sensibilities. Creating a jewellery ball is purely a handicraft and requires a little more time and perseverance.
(Use as room or window decoration, suitable for the seasons and for Christmas time)

In the clothmaker's workshop, the pupils learn how cloth or fabric is made. They see and hear how work was done on the historical hand tools and machines. Among other things, they can follow the technical development from the spinning wheel to the spinning machine. In this museum educational programme, the pupils work with coloured fabric remnants made of cotton or synthetics. They can choose the colours freely according to their sensibilities. Creating a jewellery ball is purely a handicraft and requires a little more time and perseverance.
(Use as room or window decoration, suitable for the seasons and for Christmas time)

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 4 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 2 to 2.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

A woven cloth becomes a doily at the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

The historical exhibition includes the hand spinning wheel, the hand winding wheel, the warping frame and the hand loom. The pupils see and hear how work was done on the historical hand tools. In this area they can still grasp the making of the thread and the weaving of a cloth with the naked eye. Each pupil receives a woven piece of cloth. By pulling out individual threads from the edge of the cloth, fringes are created which form the outside of the doily. More threads can be pulled out of the inner part of the doily. This creates a decorative pattern in the doily.

The programme takes place indoors and is aimed at 5 to 7-year-olds or pupils up to grade 2.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst