A land suspended between Italy and Central Europe. Gorizia is a place of meetings, contaminations and an empress. Maria Teresa of Austria, promoter of textile production and silk sericulture, paved the way for a long tradition of excellence. Today, inside the Dornberg, Tasso and Formentini Houses in Borgo Castello - which overlook the heart of the city - there are incredible collections of clothes, jewellery, gloves and handbags from the 18th to the 20th century. A section of the Museum is dedicated to traditional craft activities, from the shoemaker's workshop to the hatter's shop and even to the tradition of bobbin lace, a precious seventeenth-century Gorizia ornament. Stripes, checks and flowers are the thematic paths of the exhibition.