|
|
|
|
| The
American Textile History Museum |
Marcus continues its museum collaborations for Spring 2010 with THE
COCHECO MILLS COLLECTION, a partnership with the American
Textile History Museum, designed by Judie Rothermel.
Now celebrating its 50th year, it began as the Merrimack Valley
Textile Museum in North Andover, Massachusetts in 1960. Since
then, the American Textile History Museum (ATHM) has expanded
its mission, changed its name, and relocated to its present home
in historic Lowell, Massachusetts. It has been accredited by the
American Association of Museums since 1973.
The Museum was founded by Caroline Stevens Rogers, a member of a
major textile industry family and a handweaver and dyer in her
own right. During its first thirty years, the Museum documented
the woolen, cotton, flax and silk industries in New England and
beyond through its collections of pre-industrial tools, powered
industrial era machinery, flat textiles and the rich collections
of its Osborne Library.
The Museum supports research and publication, hosted
conferences, presented exhibitions and public programming. It
also developed a model program with the public schools of
neighboring Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1977, the Textile
Conservation Center was established as a department of the
Museum. Today, its mission of education and inspiration
continues through a variety of exhibits, public programs and
activities. Visit www.athm.org
|
|
