Friday, May 4, 2018

Visiting A Few Interesting Museums Lowell

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By Margaret Lee


You are currently on vacation right now in Lowell, Massachusetts, and are there probably for more than just rest and relaxation. Perhaps you also want to delve into some local history by visiting some museums Lowell has to offer. Do read on in this article for some of the more interesting museums you can go visit.

It may be a good idea first to have a map for the local area so you can plot your visits much better and make the most of your time. Having a map will go a long way in making sure your daily trips and excursions are more efficiently planned and productive.

A recommended first will be a visit to the Boots Museum, which is basically dedicated to the time the town entered the Industrial Revolution, shortly after the invention of the cotton gin. It also showcases how industrial workers lived at the time, which is something not to be bragged about at all due to the harsh living conditions of the day.

A next museum cum at gallery that is worth a visit is Western Avenue Studios. This is a great place to go to especially if you are an art lover and like to do a bit of exploring as well. It is basically a huge building with about 245 working arts stations, which are open to the public on the first Saturday of every moth from 12 noon to 5 pm. The general gallery is however is open from Wednesday to Sunday at noon. Apart from this if you do not like too much are, then you can go to Navigation Brewery next door where you can enjoy craft beer and great food from local food trucks.

A visit to the New England Quilt Museum might also be a warranted experience. Quilting is a total American art form and should be given its own place in history. The place showcases creations from the past in the form of antique quilts and some more modern and contemporary. They also have classes and lectures on the craft to help assure its survival into the modern age.

Trains are also something of interest to almost all children of any age, and there is a train museum in Lowell represented by the National Streetcar Museum. Most of the exhibits will showcase trams and tramcars but there are sections with exhibits for locomotives. The second floor is where children have the most fun as this is more like a place where one can role-play being a tram conductor and operator. This museum is one that the whole family can enjoy, especially ones with smaller children.

And last but not the least, people should visit the Mogan Cultural Center. It is a great place to visit and give homage and respect to the area's rich multiethnic culture. The museum is not only a treasure trove of local Lowell information, but serves as a snapshot for the entire state when cotton milling pushed America into the Industrial Age.

This article has thus shown you some possible places to visit while in Lowell. There are of course plenty of other places to visit that may be of interest, but what is important is that you have an open mind in absorbing new sights and information to make your stay worthwhile.




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