The Museum is temporarily closed to the public to prepare for the exciting changes planned for our exhibition galleries. Selected education programs are still available by reservation. The administrative offices, collections department, and the Osborne Library remain open by appointment. We appreciate your patience during our renovations. We are tentatively planning on reopening this Fall. Stay tuned for further information.
A special exhibition, What Followed Me Home: Collecting Antique Quilts, Fabrics, and Tools will be open to the public at ATHM from August 7 through August 10. This special exhibition from the personal collection of quilt historian Stephanie Hatch is being offered in conjunction with the city-wide Lowell Quilt Festival. Hours are 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Thursday August 7, and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 8 through Sunday August 10. On Thursday August 7, at 2 p.m. Ms. Hatch will conduct a guided tour of the special exhibition. Admission is free for the special exhibition and the guided tour and there are no advance reservations required or accepted. This special exhibition will reopen in the fall with the grand opening of the Museum. For information on the Lowell Quilt Festival visit www.lowellquiltfestival.org.
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This is the American Textile History Museum like you’ve never seen it. In our completely renovated core exhibition, Textile Revolution: An Exploration through Space and Time, you’ll explore the fascinating world of textiles in a fun, interactive world where you spin, weave, design, and recycle, your way through textile history – from the colonial era into the 21st century and beyond.
You’ll mingle with a herd of sheep, weave on an authentic hand loom, design your own clothing on a computer, take a simulated parachute ride, and try on a glove designed for the NASA space program.
And that’s just for starters.
See how textiles are changing your world, from protective clothing for firefighters and soldiers to high-tech “shark skin” suits for our Olympic swimmers in Beijing. Sit down at the Inventors’ Table and join the discussion of ideas for the “newest” textile revolutions from the 18th century to today. Be amazed at how many of the clothes you wear are made of wood, crude oil, or plastic soda bottles!
Enjoy our family friendly hands-on interactive centers including special activities for children under eight, and hands-on fiber arts for all ages in the Textile Learning Center. After you’ve completed your exploration, stop by our gift shop kiosk for a souvenir to remember your day of fun and discovery.
You’ll never look at the fascinating world of textiles the same way again.
