American Textile History Museum

The American Textile History Museum focuses on the art, science and history of our textiles, and is the nation's largest and most comprehensive textile museum. It is located in the historic Kitson Manufacturing Company building in Lowell, MA, and houses nationally significant collections of books and documents, tools and textile machines, fabric samples, textiles, and costumes. The Museum features the ongoing Textiles In America exhibit, and an active program of changing exhibits supported by educational programming for schools and the general public. It also operates the Textile Conservation Center, which provides textile care and preservation services to museums, institutions, corporations, and private clients worldwide. ( www.athm.org )