History

The Como Silk Museum is the only museum institution in the world capable of telling you about the entire production process, from the silkworm to the colored yarns, from hand printing to fashion collections.

The Museum collects, preserves and displays evidence of the Como textile production tradition, such as machines, objects, documents, samples and work tools from the textile processes that gave rise to the golden age of silk in Como.

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The Silk route

Welcome to the Museum area dedicated to Chinese and Japanese labels, which were used to pack raw silk hanks at the beginning of the 20th century.

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