Visit Textile Center

Read Textile Center’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Statement here.

HOURS

Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

ENTRY

Visitors: Enter through FRONT door. Press the button to be buzzed in.

Students: Enter via BACK door. Instructor will let you in.

MASKS

Masks continue to be required for all, as of August 1, 2022.

SANITATION

Hand sanitizer: available throughout the building.

Textile Center will continue to sanitize high-touch surfaces.

Textile Center installed an air ionization system in 2020 to help reduce the spread of disease.

WELLNESS

If you are feeling ill for any reason, please stay home and return when you are well.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING

Please maintain a distance of 6 feet away from people not in your group.

LIBRARY

Exhibition viewing: open during regular hours.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Librarian available; in-person book check out.

Online book check-out with curbside pickup continues.

ONLINE SHOP

Online shopping (curbside pickup/shipping) continues.

When visiting any public place during the pandemic, there’s always a risk of exposure to COVID-19.
If you would like to schedule a private visit before or after hours, please contact Textile Center at 612-436-0464 or info@textilecentermn.org.

Planning Your Visit

Textile Center is free and open to the public. Situated near the confluence of the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Textile Center is located in the Prospect Park neighborhood across the street from the Prospect Park Station of the METRO Green Line light rail.

Getting Here & Parking

Parking is available in the lot directly behind our building (entrance at Arthur Ave and Sidney Place), and the lot at 3018 University Ave SE, just two doors east of Textile Center. Look for the green signs!

Three bicycle racks are situated to the west side of the building. Textile Center is located near a University Ave Nice Ride station. For more information on rental, visit niceridemn.org.

Directions by Bus, Directions by Light Rail (Prospect Park Station)

Details

Weavers Guild of MN is also located within Textile Center.

For a more in-depth experience, book a Tour and/or a Group Make-and-Take Experience for adults, or a field trip for kids (currently suspended due to COVID – but please contact us for virtual experience options!)

Textile Center is an accessible facility. You will find designated handicapped spots in our parking lot. Audio assistance devices are available upon request in our auditorium for meetings and events. Learn more about the audio assistance equipment.

Textile Center is closed on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.

In the Neighborhood

Malcom Yards Market – food hall with multiple vendors
Prospect Kitchen – coffee, breakfast, lunch, pastries
Caspian Bistro and Gourmet Marketplace – Mediterranean cuisine and deli
Surly Brewing Co. Beer Hall & Restaurant – full food menu, as many as 24 Surly beers on tap
Tea House Chinese Restaurant – Szechuan cuisine
Farside Coffee – Coffee shop
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market & Liquor Store – Natural food marketplace / grocery store, connected liquor store

For our out of town guests, we have lodging and accommodations available right down the street, and the Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport just a 15-20 minute drive away, or at the Prospect Park light rail stop (no car necessary)!

Our official hotel sponsor, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, is just one block from Textile Center at 2812 University Ave SE, and offers a preferred nightly rate of 15% off the room rate for Textile Center patrons (any room). This rate includes wifi, free hot breakfast, nightly parking, fitness center, indoor pool, and shuttle to and from Textile Center. To receive this rate, book online here.