American Textile History Museum

The American Textile History Museum is a non-profit organization based in Lowell, Massachusetts. The museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, employed nine people. The museum's mission is to tell America's story through the art, history, and science of textiles. Their extensive collections include tools, spinning wheels, hand looms, early production machines, textile prints, fabric samples, rolled textiles, and costumes. The American Textile History Museum's holdings are the largest and most important of their kind in the world. The museum provided a variety of resources to the public, including education programs, a research library, and an online catalogue. These resources offered a comprehensive look at the world through the lens of textiles. The museum has closed to the public due to financial constraints, but they are working to find new homes for their collection and are accepting donations to help with preservation efforts.