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Augsburg's newest museum broaches the issue of the city's drapery industry. If you are interested in history, this is very interesting as it shows the economical history of Germany on the example of the drapery in Augsburg - also very interesting for anyone who is interested in technical functions of clothing production. Every 2 hours (10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00) retired clothing engineers show the functions of old machines featured in the drapery production. This costs an extra €1. It's very crowded on Sundays. There is also a restaurant/café inside the museum, called Nino. It's good, though a bit expensive. To get there from the city center, take tram 6 in the direction Friedberg until Textilmuseum. Then cross the street and go left through an area full of unused old factories, it reflects the presence of drapery industry in Augsburg. The museum is in an old factory hall.
The State Textile and Industry Museum, known by its acronym tim, is a museum in Augsburg a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Augsburger Kammgarnspinnerei, a former worsted spinning mill. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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Modern and classic fairy tales are played at the Augsburger Puppenkiste. The stars on strings are so endearing and the sets so elaborate that even non-German speakers (and non-kids) will enjoy a show. It's often sold out; make advance reservations or check with the tourist office for remaining tickets.
Moritzkirche
Parish church founded in 1019, rebuilt after fire, collapse and wartime damage. The interior people come for is new: London architect John Pawson stripped it back in 2010–13 to stone, wood and light (Cistercian-plain, not Baroque). Weekday Mass 12:15; Saturday vigil 18:00. Stay out during services if you only want the architecture.
Weavers’ House
Former weavers’ guild house. The 1389 original was the centre of Augsburg’s cloth trade until the guilds were dissolved; the painted guild parlour is now in Munich’s Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. What you see is a 1913 replacement (Otto Holzer), rebuilt after 1944 and after a 2004 fire. The façade paintings (Otto Michael Schmitt, 1959/60, later renewed) are the point - look from the square, don’t expect a public interior. The Merkur fountain beside it is part of the UNESCO water-management site.
The birthplace of the writer Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956).
The city hall built in 1615–1624 by Elias Holl is a major example of Renaissance architecture in Germany. The Golden Hall (Goldener Saal, carefully reconstructed after World War II destruction) is in the 2nd storey and has a small entrance fee.