Boott Cotton Mills Museum @ 115 John St, Lowell, MA 01852, USA, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852, United States
+1 more
Experience history by doing! Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center are excited to offer free, drop-in activities at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Stop by any time between 1:00pm and 4:00pm to try your hand at weaving fabric using hand looms and other fun history and STEM activities. This program is free and open to all. While you’re here, you can also watch mechanical power looms run at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum! More information about fees and operating hours for the Boott Cotton Mills Museum can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/boott-cotton-mills-museum.htm Paid parking is available in the Joseph Downes city parking garage, located at 75 John Street, one block from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. For more information about Lowell National Historical Park visit, www.nps.gov/lowe For more information about the Tsongas Industrial History Center, visit: www.uml.edu/tsongas
Boott Cotton Mills Museum @ 115 John St, Lowell, MA 01852, USA, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852, United States
+1 more
Experience history by doing! Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center are excited to offer free, drop-in activities at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Stop by any time between 1:00pm and 4:00pm to try your hand at weaving fabric using hand looms and other fun history and STEM activities. This program is free and open to all. While you’re here, you can also watch mechanical power looms run at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum! More information about fees and operating hours for the Boott Cotton Mills Museum can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/boott-cotton-mills-museum.htm Paid parking is available in the Joseph Downes city parking garage, located at 75 John Street, one block from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. For more information about Lowell National Historical Park visit, www.nps.gov/lowe For more information about the Tsongas Industrial History Center, visit: www.uml.edu/tsongas
Boott Cotton Mills Museum @ 115 John St, Lowell, MA 01852, USA, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852, United States
+1 more
Experience history by doing! Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center are excited to offer free, drop-in activities at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Stop by any time between 1:00pm and 4:00pm to try your hand at weaving fabric using hand looms and other fun history and STEM activities. This program is free and open to all. While you’re here, you can also watch mechanical power looms run at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum! More information about fees and operating hours for the Boott Cotton Mills Museum can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/boott-cotton-mills-museum.htm Paid parking is available in the Joseph Downes city parking garage, located at 75 John Street, one block from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. For more information about Lowell National Historical Park visit, www.nps.gov/lowe For more information about the Tsongas Industrial History Center, visit: www.uml.edu/tsongas
Join us during Lowell Kids Week!Can you design a vehicle to go down a ramp without losing its cargo? Join us to see if you can complete the mission, while being creative and having fun! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j Ages 5 and up, No Reservation Required. Hosted by the Tsongas Industrial History Center, Lowell National Historical Park and Lowell Kids Week. Location: Tsongas Industrial History Center, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 3rd Floor, 115 John Street, Lowell, MA (A second Engineer It! Workshop will take place on Thursday, February 20th at 11:45am.)
The Tsongas Industrial History Center is a unique field-trip destination where history and science come alive for students. Bring your friends, family, or colleagues to try our hands-on activities, learn about our field trips and what’s new at the Center, and explore historic resources here in Lowell’s own National Park. Also, just for Open House attendees, two special exhibits in our Mogan Cultural Center at 40 French St. will be open until 5 p.m.: Into an 1840s Boarding House and One City, Many Cultures. Stop by before or after our open-house activities to explore more of what the park has to offer school groups. Please RSVP by email to: Ellen_Anstey@uml.edu or call 978-970-5080.
Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center for an afternoon of hands-on history! Learn how to weave on a loom and find out how cloth was made by hand. Use the art of weaving in some make and take activities for all ages. This is a free event and all are welcome. Drop in any time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a drop-by any time program for the whole family. Due to space and capacity limits, weaving time may be limited to 30 minutes at the program facilitator's discretion and there may be a wait time to be able to weave on the looms. In addition to the Hands-On History program, we encourage all visitors to visit the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Check out the operating weave room and explore the stories of the workers, engineers, inventors, and investors who made Lowell the first successful planned industrial city in the United States. Learn more about the city’s role as a cutting-edge developer of technology and hub of social and economic change in the American Industrial Revolution. Admission fees apply. About Hands On History Programs: Connect, Create, and Discover! Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center are excited to offer hands-on workshops monthly for everyone to come and experience history by doing! Bring the whole family down to the Boott Cotton Mills and use our educational workshop spaces to discover the Industrial Revolution and its legacies. Activities are appropriate for all ages. Drop in any time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For information on future sessions please keep up to date by checking our website, www.nps.gov/Lowell, or follow us on social media, Lowell National Historical Park. Parking: Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District (HCID) parking garage at 350 Dutton Street. Parking in this garage is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at the Visitor Center (246 Market Street). It is a 15 minute walk to the Boott Cotton Mills from the HCID garage. There is paid parking available at the John Street Garage across the street from the Boott Cotton Mills. Mask guidelines: Consistent with CDC guidance regarding areas of high transmission, visitors to Lowell National Historical Park, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask inside all park buildings.
The Tsongas Industrial History Center’s summer camps are your answer to summer fun. Dreamers, doers, movers, and makers – come “mill around” with us as you explore history, science, and nature. Have fun being green on our big blue planet. Spend a week with other explorers as we investigate pockets of wildernesss in Lowell and beyond. Go canoeing on a lazy river, explore tide-pools, and have fun learning about the world outside our windows. Registration Required: https://www.uml.edu/Tsongas/Summer-Camp/
The Tsongas Industrial History Center’s summer camps are your answer to summer fun. Dreamers, doers, movers, and makers – come “mill around” with us as you explore history, science, and nature. Come play, create, and 'mill around' with us. Play, create, and discover - on a trolley, by boat, and on foot. You'll weave by hand, create amazing works of art, and become a hydropower engineer. You've never had so much fun with history. Registration required: https://www.uml.edu/Tsongas/Summer-Camp/
Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center for an afternoon of hands-on history! Dreamer. Innovator. Researcher. Problem Solver. Inventor. Creator. Do any of these words apply to you? Then you could also also be an Engineer! Engineers are people who design and build solutions. Come down and try your engineering skills in our design, build, and test challenge! This is a free event and all are welcome. Drop in any time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a drop-by any time program for the whole family. Due to space and capacity limits, engineering time may be limited to 30 minutes at the program facilitator's discretion and there may be a wait time to try to the challenge. In addition to the Hands-On History program, we encourage all visitors to visit the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Check out the operating weave room and explore the stories of the workers, engineers, inventors, and investors who made Lowell the first successful planned industrial city in the United States. Learn more about the city’s role as a cutting-edge developer of technology and hub of social and economic change in the American Industrial Revolution. Admission fees apply. About Hands On History Programs: Connect, Create, and Discover! Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center are excited to offer hands-on workshops monthly for everyone to come and experience history by doing! Bring the whole family down to the Boott Cotton Mills and use our educational workshop spaces to discover the Industrial Revolution and its legacies. Activities are appropriate for all ages. Drop in any time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For information on future sessions please keep up to date by checking our website, www.nps.gov/Lowell, or follow us on social media, Lowell National Historical Park. Parking: Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District (HCID) parking garage at 350 Dutton Street. Parking in this garage is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at the Visitor Center (246 Market Street). It is a 15 minute walk to the Boott Cotton Mills from the HCID garage. There is paid parking available at the John Street Garage across the street from the Boott Cotton Mills. Mask guidelines: Consistent with CDC guidance regarding areas of high transmission, visitors to Lowell National Historical Park, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask inside all park buildings.
