Windham Textile and History Museum presents "Inspired by Science" from May 5 - July 8, 2018

Windham Textile & History Museum (WTHM) 411 Main St, Willimantic, CT 06226    Phone: (860) 456-2178 Dugan Mill The Dugan Mill Dugan Mill mimics a textile factory floor, with machines from the 1890s through the 1950s.  It features an 1890s carding machine; a mill machine shop with wooden patterns, metal patterns, a machinist’s bench, and a machinist’s or fixer’s toolbox; a winding department with three working winders; an overseer’s office; a weaving department with two looms and a creel; a print shop; and a variety of mill tools and implements.  Location Directions:  http://www.millmuseum.org/about/directions/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WindhamTextileandHistoryMuseum/ E-mail: themillmuseum@gmail.com Our Mission: The Windham Textile and History Museum (The Mill Museum of CT), located in the historic former headquarters of the American Thread Company of Willimantic, Connecticut, is a non-profit educational institution housing a museum, a library, and an archive. Through its exhibits, programs, and collections, the museum preserves and interprets the history of textiles, textile arts and the textile industry, with special emphasis on the experiences of the craftspeople, industrial workers, manufacturers, inventors, designers, and consumers. *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Exhibits             Permanent Exhibits                         Thread Mill Square The Workers’ House                         The Mill Manager’s House                         Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room                         The Company Office                         Dunham Hall Library                         The Print Shop                         Overseer’s Office                         The Mills

Local Color #3: “Inspired by Science” Fine Art Quilts and Trunk Show by members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates  Connecticut Region Dates:  Saturday, May 5th, 2018 – July 8th, 2018 On view in the Windham Textile & History Museum

SPECIAL ONE DAY EVENT:  Textile Fiber Day – Saturday, May 5th, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. the Mother’s Against GUN Violence quilts Textile Vendors, Speakers, Panel Discussion, Demonstrations Contact: Catherine Smith -  smith.catherine62@gmail.com and;  Joan Blade Johnson - loveartquilts@gmail.com