Prato Textile Museum currently occupies two floors of the west wing of the former Campolmi textile mill, a surface area of approximately 2,400 m².
Still surmounted by the original sign, the entrance in Via Santa Chiara offers visitors a fine example of the architectural complexity of the old textile mill as well as an introduction to the wide range of materials used in its construction (ranging from wooden beams to cement flooring).

Once through the entrance hall – in which the ticket office and bookshop are also located – visitors are invited to proceed along a familiarization corridor, a wide passageway divided by metal panels in such a way as to enable the creation of a restoration workshop, a storeroom and a series of offices.

The historic collections are displayed in one of the oldest parts of the entire complex. In order to ensure the correct conservation of the ancient textiles of this collection, the amount of light permitted in the room has to be kept under strict control. As a result this room is almost entirely free of natural light.

One of the most unusual features of Prato Textile Museum is the boiler room in which much of the machinery used to produce the steam necessary to drive the original Campolmi textile factory is still preserved.

On the first floor of Prato Textile Museum, the exhibition area is separated from a classroom teaching area via a large glass screen which enables visitors to appreciate both the structure of the building and the materials of which it is made. The adjoining contemporary section is arranged around a wood-lined audio-visual projection room whose deliberately designed “barrel-shaped” layout enables light to circulate throughout the area whilst carefully marrying functionality and design. The metal exhibition stands arranged around the “barrel” have also been designed with a view to extreme versatility. Finally, the temporary exhibitions room is an open-plan area which can easily be adapted to suit the requirements of the many in-house events, conferences and fashion shows organized by Prato Textile Museum.

The interior design of Prato Textile Museum was supplied by Studio Guicciardini e Magni Architetti.