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October 2024 by DM Donovan
loved this place wish wish i went earlier visited 10/9/24. the looms were wonderful and the museum upstairs was great very knowledgeable staff.
Definitely worth the visit and explore the area.
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September 2024 by Ian Powers
Was a great experience.
To take it all in indoors takes up 2 hours.
Got to see the machines in action.
5 of 5.
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August 2024 by Ira Davis
Nice little museum with a working factory floor of looms and other mill machines. Every hour on the half hour they give a short talk and run the machines. They also provide earplugs for the experience. The upstairs museum has fun interactive exhibits and regularly runs educational films. It can be fully appreciated In under an hour. $3 dollars if you have an interagency parks pass. All in all a good experience for history buffs who remember learning about Lowell Mill Girls in high school.
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August 2024 by Scott Behan
Well implemented museum of the history of cotton cloth manufacturing and early mechanical weaving. The history of Lowell and its manufacturing is integrally related to the history of the United States, manufacturing innovation, and slavery.
Although the museum is part of National Park, it is located within the city of Lowell. The area has been renovated and redeveloped but there are still homeless in the area.
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August 2024 by Christian Scott
Points for a partially working cotton mill where you can actually buy cloth napkins. Two hours is about all you need here
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July 2024 by Redd Lightyear
Great museum, friendly staff.
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June 2024 by Jonathan Tranello
It was so awesome to get to see the looms in action here! Both Rangers were very nice, but Paul went out of his way to spend extra time showing our kids how some of the exhibits worked. He was very patient!
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June 2024 by Rick Kfoury
This is a world class museum. Well-kept and staffed with friendly people and maintained as it was during the industrial revolution. The machinery room is an amazing example of industrial preservation, and features working machinery for immersion. Ear plugs are provided to help dull the sound of the machines. The museum also features an amazing gallery of photos and exhibits highlighting the importance of the mills to this part of New England. Additionally, information is offered about the people who worked here - who they were, that their cultural heritage was, what life was like. Be sure to check out the well-stacked gift shop and walk the grounds as well.
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April 2024 by Ken Jacob
FANTASTIC. One of the best museums dealing with the industrial revolution I've ever been to. Super friendly and knowledgable staff. Astonishing mechanical inventions and human stories. Everyone should go.
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November 2023 by Robert Dunn
Great learning experience. Realization that people worked in these appalling conditions not so long ago was worth the trip.Audio-visual presentations added to the visit as did the many artifacts. Testimony of survivors explaining what a difference the advent of unions made could be eyeopening for many visitors.
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October 2023 by Jeremy St.Martin
It was like time travel A great education and a lot of fun too.
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October 2023 by Dustin DiMarco
Really, really cool spot. I was the only person there & got to talk 1 on 1 with one of the people who maintains the cotton looms. Fascinating, interesting & well worth the price of admission.Buddy, thanks for spending at least an hour explains the entire process to me. A highlight of my entire vacation.
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September 2023 by Moving on with Old man river
We walked over from the visitors center and should have brought the street map that the rangers have to guide people. Theres a movey on the 2nd floor that tells about the union workers from the mill girls to the ladt workers. The loom operator started up some looms and we watched as he changed the string spools to give the cloth different colors. The machines were very loud.
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August 2023 by Ethan Lindstrom
Great museum about the process of making making cloth from cotton and the machinery used for it. Seeing the mill floor with looms operating is very cool (can't imagine how loud it was when all the looms were running...).
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August 2023 by Moving on with Old Man River “Jim” Old man river
We walked over from the visitors center and should have brought the street map that the rangers have to guide people. Theres a movey on the 2nd floor that tells about the union workers from the mill girls to the ladt workers. The loom operator started up some looms and we watched as he changed the string spools to give the cloth different colors. The machines were very loud.
