JOINT EVENT NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST
After lunch at the Marktplatz we will go to the Guter Stoff, Textilmuseum for a guided tour in English. Inspired by the world fairs – technical and handicraft shows that arouse the enthusiasm of a large public from the mid-19 th century onwards – the “Kaufmännische Direktorium” sets up the first sample collections for the region’s textile industry in 1863. In 1878 the “Industry and Trade Museum St. Gallen” is founded. The museum opens in 1886 on the former site of the Seidenhof on Vadianstrasse in a palatial historicist building. On account of its red brick façade, the building, whose design is by Zurich architect Gustav Gull, is called the “Palazzo Rosso”. Besides the collections of the Kaufmännische Direktorium, it houses the Textile Library, the Drawing School, and, from 1890, the Embroidery School.
Afterwards you might want to look around the town or just sit in a nearby coffee shop and enjoy the company and scenery.
Zurich (Platform 33) 10.02 arriving in St. Gallen 11:02
Basel 08:43 (Platform 9) – Liestal 08:53. Change in Aarau (change on same platform) arriving St. Gallen 11.02
Date: Tuesday, 29th September 2026
Time: 12:00
Place: Restaurant Marktplatz, Neugasse 2, 9000 St. Gallen
Cost: Pay for what you consume
Museum: Guter Stoff, Textilmuseum, CHF 9.–.per person
Reservations: Angie Meier-Jones
Using the Registration Form below or
Email: northwest@britishresidents.ch or mobile 079 322 44 52
By Monday, 21st September 2026 please