Tsongas Industrial History Center

08/27/2026

It's exciting to be part of the UMass Lowell Biomedical Engineering program working on a Massachusetts Life Sciences Center grant. We look forward to working with high school students next summer in a new Tsongas Industrial History Center partnership with the UMass Lowell Center for Pathogen Research and Training. Read more:

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Funding Supports New Engineering Facility and Summer Program Image by Ed Brennen Pathways to biomedical engineering careers are expanding at UMass Lowell through a new training laboratory and a high school summer program, both funded by grants from the Massachusett...

08/25/2026

Happy 110th Birthday to the National Park Service! Did you know that every field trip scheduled to the Tsongas Industrial History Center gets to visit the historic weave room at Lowell National Historical Park? Thank you for preserving this wonderful space for everyone to learn. Call us at 978-970-5080 to book your field trip for this school year and hear the beat of the historic looms!

Today marks the National Park Service’s 110th birthday. We are proud to be part of 110 years of preserving and protecting America’s history.

One of the crown jewels of our park is a set of machines almost as old as the National Park Service itself. Our 1920s weave room still operates today, keeping the history of Lowell alive, and giving visitors the opportunity to feel the beat of the looms when they visit the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. To celebrate the NPS birthday, visiting the museum is free today, so stop by to see what makes us a 10/10!

Visit https://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/boott-cotton-mills-museum.htm to learn more about the museum and find when the next weave room demonstration time will be.


NPS Photo

08/14/2026

Hands-On History: Weaving & Working on the Line is coming right up on September 12th. Drop in between 1-4pm to learn to weave. You will also have a chance to join an assembly line to see what it was like to work in the mills. This program is free and open to all ages. It's a chance to celebrate the City of Lowell, MA - Government's bicentennial and our Center's 35th anniversary.

08/12/2026

Our September Mindful Weaving Workshop is on Thursday, September 3rd. Come relax with us at a 4:30pm session or a 5:45pm session. Don't forget, our Mindful Weaving workshops are for people ages 16 and up and we require a registration because of limited space. Call us at 978-970-5000 or email: [email protected].

08/07/2026

Teachers: As we look forward to the new school year starting, we are sending this reminder to call us now to book your field trips for the upcoming school year. Our reservationists are available to discuss the best program that will fit your classroom, date, and time needs. Call us at 978-970-5080 to reserve today.

08/06/2026

Don't miss our next Hands-On History: Weaving & Engineering happening on Saturday, August 8th. We've been enjoying meeting lots of new people this way who come to learn to weave. This Saturday, you will also have a chance at tackling an engineering design challenge. It's a great activity for families! Drop by between 1-4pm.

08/05/2026

Thank you to the Toxics Use Reduction Institute for hosting our summer campers. They had a great time and learned a lot in a real laboratory setting. Thanks for a great partnership!