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Lowell Attractions
American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton St.
Lowell, MA 01845 USA Phone: (978) 441-0400
American Textile History Museum is off Lowell Connector exit 5B (Thorndike St.), following signs to 491 Dutton St.. The museum chronicles 300 years of American textile production with displays of a large assortment of hand-powered tools and equipment, fabrics and finished clothing.
Handlooms, knitting machines and spinning wheels; textile-related decorative arts; and a variety of printed materials are included. The museum's costume collection focuses on everyday clothing and features garments worn by 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century Americans. Spinning and weaving demonstrations are given periodically.
Allow 1 hour, 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $8; senior citizens, college students with ID and ages 6-16, $6. An additional fee may be charged during special exhibitions
Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums
Hours: Thurs.-Fri. 9-4, Sat.-Sun. 10-5; closed major holidays
Credit Cards: AE, DS, MC, VI
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
115 John St.
Lowell, MA 01852 USA
Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 115 John St., is housed within the brick walls of a cotton mill built in 1873. Two floors of exhibits chronicle the age of Lowell's textile mills and the Industrial Revolution in general. On the first floor an orientation area gives way to a 1920s weave room containing 88 looms operating with the help of belts, shafts and pulleys.
Exhibits upstairs present Lowell's history from preindustrial days to the present. A slide presentation traces the development of the industrial age, and mill workers present audiovisual histories of their work and times.
Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Admission $6; over 61 and students with ID $4; ages 6-16, $3
Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums
Hours: Daily 9:30-5, Memorial Day weekend-Columbus Day; daily 9:30-4:30, early Mar.-day before Memorial Day weekend and day after Columbus Day-late Nov.; Mon.-Fri. 10-2, Sat., federal holidays and school vacation weeks 9:30-4, Sun. 11-4, rest of year. Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 24-25. Hours may vary; phone ahead
Lowell National Historical Park
246 Market St.
Lowell, MA 01852 USA Phone: (978) 970-5000
Lowell National Historical Park, off Lowell Connector exit 5B, following signs to the visitor center at 246 Market St., commemorates Lowell's pioneering role in the American Industrial Revolution. The park includes cotton textile mills, workers' housing, a 5.6-mile power canal system and industrial exhibits. The visitor center includes exhibits and a 20-minute video program titled "Lowell: The Industrial Revelation."
Guided walking tours are available. Boat and trolley tours are offered several times daily in summer. Reproductions of 1901 electric trolley cars operate daily early March to late November.
Admission: Park admission free. Boat and trolley tours $8; over 61, $7; ages 6-16, $6. Reservations are required for tours
Attraction Type: Historic sites; Mills; Parks, national; Restored villages/settlements
Hours: Visitor center daily 9-5:30, July 1-Labor Day; daily 9-5, early Mar.-June 30 and day after Labor Day-late Nov.; Mon.-Sat. 9-4:30, Sun. 10-4:30, rest of year. Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25. Hours may vary; phone ahead
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck St.
Lowell, MA 01852 USA Phone: (978) 452-4207
New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St., presents changing exhibitions of both historic and contemporary quilts. Interpretation of each quilt is provided.
Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $5; over 60 and ages 7-17, $4
Attraction Type: Arts and crafts; Museums
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. noon-4, May-Dec.; closed major holidays and between exhibitions
Credit Cards: MC, VI
Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center
40 French St.
Lowell, MA 01852 USA
Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French St., was once a Boott Mill boardinghouse. The Mill Girls and Immigrants Exhibit explores the story of the Industrial Revolution by concentrating on Lowell's working people. The histories of the "mill girl" and immigrant work forces are explored.
Admission: Free
Attraction Type: Cultural centers/civic centers; Exhibits & Collections-Historical
Hours: Daily 1-5, Memorial Day weekend-Columbus Day; daily 1:30-4:30, early Mar.-day before Memorial Day weekend and day after Columbus Day-late Nov.; Sat.-Sun., federal holidays and school vacation weeks 1:30-4, rest of year. Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving, Dec. 24-25. Hours may vary; phone ahead
Whistler House Museum of Art
243 Worthen St.
Lowell, MA 01852 USA Phone: (978) 452-7641
Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St., was the 1834 birthplace of James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Built in 1823, the house now contains a 19th- and 20th-century New England art collection that includes etchings by Whistler.
Admission: Admission $5, senior citizens and students with ID $4, under 12 free
Attraction Type: Art Galleries & Museums; Birthplaces & Childhood Homes; Exhibits & Collections-Art; Historic buildings/houses
Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11-4; closed holidays
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