8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
The White Factory (Polish: Biała Fabryka w Łodzi) was built in the years 1835–1837. It was the first textile factory in Lodz, where fully mechanized production was carried out, bringing together all phases of fabric production. Also the first one, in which a boiler room was erected and a steam engine was installed, thus make the Łódź industry independent from the need to use water to drive machines. Currently, it houses the Central Museum of Textiles. In the museum, visitors will learn the secrets of the textile production process (collection of textile tools and machines) and the diversity of the design of industrially produced textiles in the 19th and 20th centuries (industrial cloth collection). They will have the opportunity to see textiles from many centuries, which make up a rich collection of artistic antique fabrics. It also houses one of the world's largest collection of artistic contemporary fabrics. In addition to the above, there is also a collection of clothing, an ethnographic collection, a collection of documents and memorabilia related to the history of the textile industry and a valuable collection of archives.
