CURRENT PARK OPERATING HOURS
| PARK FACILITY |
November 28, 2011 -March 11, 2012 |
| Park Visitor Center |
9:00am - 5:00pm, daily*. |
| Boott Cotton Mills Museum |
9:30am - 5:00pm, daily*. |
| Mill Girls and Immigrants Exhibit |
1:30pm - 5:00pm, Saturdays & Sundays*. |
SEASON-SPECIFIC PARK OPERATING HOURS
VISITOR CENTER |
246 Market Street | (978) 970-5000
HOURS:
October 10-November 27, 2011: 9:00am-5:00pm, daily.
*CLOSED November 24, Thanksgiving Day.
November 28, 2011-March 11, 2012: 9:00am-5:00pm, daily.
*CLOSED December 25, January 1, 2012.
*CLOSING December 24 at 3:00pm.
Special Programs, Exhibits, Available Facilties
Award-winning video program, "Lowell: The Industrial Revelation." Introductory exhibits to park stories and resources. Children's Corner. Restrooms, general information on your park visit, as well as area lodging, cultural institutions, and dining is available.
MILL GIRLS & IMMIGRANTS EXHIBIT | 40 French Street | (978) 970-5000
HOURS:
October 10-November 27, 2011: 1:30pm-5:00pm, daily.
*CLOSED November 24, Thanksgiving Day.
November 28, 2011-March 11, 2012: 1:30pm-5:00pm, Saturdays & Sundays.
*CLOSED December 24 & 25, January 1, 2012.
Exhibits, Facilities
Explore the history of "mill girls" and immigrants in a Boott Mill boardinghouse. The "Mill Girls and Immigrants" Exhibit, located in the Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center, tells the human story of the Industrial Revolution by concentrating on the working people of Lowell.
Restrooms.
BOOTT COTTON MILLS MUSEUM | 115 John St. (formerly 400 Foot of John St.) | (978) 970-5000
HOURS:
October 10-November 27, 2011: 9:30am-5:00pm, daily.
*CLOSED November 24, Thanksgiving Day.
November 28, 2011-March 11, 2012: 9:30am-5:00pm, daily.
*CLOSED December 25, January 1, 2012.
*CLOSING December 24 at 3:00pm.
ADMISSION:
Adults, $6.00; Youths, 6-16 & Students $3.00; Senior Discount; Children 5 and under free.
Exhibits
Don't miss the roar of a 1920s weave room with operating power looms for a sense of the textile millworkers' experience! The Boott Cotton Mills Museum includes the weave room plus interactive exhibits and video programs about the Industrial Revolution, labor, and the rise, fall, and rebirth of Lowell.
UMASS CENTER FOR LOWELL HISTORY &
THE PATRICK J. MOGAN CULTURAL CENTER | 40 French Street | (978) 970-5000
HOURS:
Center for Lowell History Hours are Tuesdays only, 9am-9pm.
Mogan Cultural Center Hours are Tuesdays only, 1:30pm - 4:30pm.
MOODY STREET FEEDER GATEHOUSE | Merrimack and Dutton Sts. | (978) 970-5000
HOURS:
Call to inquire about special group tour arrangements to visit this site.
Exhibits
Explore one of the preserved gatehouses that regulated the city's canal system producing waterpower for the textile mills.
RIVER TRANSFORMED EXHIBIT | 600 Suffolk St. | 978-970-5000
HOURS:
Call to inquire about special group tour arrangements to visit this site. See "Hidden History Tour" schedule for tour dates, here.
Exhibits
Insight on how the industrial revolution shaped our complex relationship with nature, a relationship that continues to evolve today, is told here.
NORTHERN CANAL WALKWAY | Entrance adjacent to 175 Aiken St. and/or Mammoth Rd/School St. Bridge. | (978) 970-5000
HOURS:
The historic walkway along the Northern Canal island is open when river conditions permit between May 15 and October 15. To find out the daily status if the walkway is open, please call the park at (978) 970-5000.
