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Put aside any clichés or preconceived ideas you may have, and let yourself be seduced by Roubaix. To discover Roubaix is to discover the unexpected: it's a town proud of its industrial past, taking full advantage of its cultural diversity and benefiting from its amazing initiatives. Here, one site hides another. A museum is now located in the public swimming pool while factories are now home to dance studios, shops and artists' workshops. Here, a town's history can also reveal another. Roubaix, the capital of the wool industry, has now become the centre of the mail-order trade, bargain factory shops and textile design. Here, culture finds inspiration in disconcerting and surprising places.
Here, you're somewhere a little different!
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 La Piscine - Museum of Art and Industry André Diligent
In the exceptional surroundings of what used to be Albert Baert's 1932 Art Deco swimming pool, the Museum of Art and Industry offers its visitors an original setting for its collections of applied arts (drawings, textiles and ceramics) and fine arts (19th and 20th Century paintings and sculptures).
October 2012 - January 2013: Exhibition Marc Chagall
23 rue de l'Espérance - Roubaix
Metro line 2 - stop Gare Jean Lebas
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 69 23 60
www.roubaix-lapiscine.com
Open Tuesday - Thursday: 11 am - 6 pm, Friday: 11 am - 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday: 1 pm - 6 pm. Closed on Mondays and some bank holidays.
Free with City Pass
Free the first Sunday of every month
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 Manufacture des Flandres Musée Atelier du textile
Come and see a working place of history, 1400 sqm of discoveries: the evolution of the jacquard loom over two centuries thanks to 15 machines which are all in full operation during guided tours.
Before leaving, don't miss the "boutique" (wall hangings tapestries, home textiles and accessories).
25 rue de la Prudence - Roubaix
Metro line 2 or tramway direction Roubaix - stop Eurotéléport then Bus 20, 24 or 42 - stop Place de la Fraternité
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 20 09 17
Open Tuesday - Sunday: 1.30 pm - 6 pm.
Closed on Monday, bank holidays and the three first week of August.
Guided tours at 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm and 5 pm.
Free with City Pass
Visit the museum website here!
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More information about Roubaix :
Office de Tourisme de Roubaix
12, place de la Liberté
59100 Roubaix
Tel. : +33 (0)3 20 65 31 90
www.roubaixtourisme.com
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