Special Event

Event

Hands-On History: Engineering Workshop

Lowell National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Tsongas Industrial History Center at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street)

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Time:

1:00 PM

Duration:

3 hours

Type of Event

Children’s Program
Other
Partner Program

Drop-in anytime between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.


Description

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.
 

Reservation or Registration: No


Contact Information

Lowell National Historical Park
978-970-5000