New England Quilt Museum uses quilts and stories of quiltmaking to inspire and educate quilters and the general public. Located i

New England Quilt Museum

Showplace for Antique and Contemporary Quilts

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About Us

The New England Quilt Museum is located in historic downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. Master craftsman Josiah Peabody built the Lowell Institute for Savings building in 1845 in the classic Greek Revival Style. The structure boasts an unusual rhomboidal footprint, with curved corners and an ornate wrought-iron balcony along two sides. Today the 18,000 square foot space holds exhibition galleries, a library and resource center, classroom, a museum store, collection storage, staff offices, and support areas. The museum hosts four to five exhibitions a year, including both traditional and contemporary quilts. The museum collection today includes over 225 antique and contemporary quilts and tops, plus numerous related textile and sewing items, representing the history of American quiltmaking.

Features

250 quilts in the museum's permanent collection
Special exhibitions througout the year
Quilting classes
Qullting lectures
Gallery talks
Gift shop
Library

Address

18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA, 01852
United States

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Transportation

Commuter rail service is available by MBTA from Boston's North Station to Lowell's Gallagher Terminal. Lowell Regional Transit Authority shuttles run between Gallagher Terminal and downtown Lowell every half hour Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a shuttle stop at the corner of Market and Shattuck Streets, one block from the museum.