Our Mill Talks series features FREE lectures and panel discussions on topics related to the Industrial Revolution, innovation across disciplines, and the mission of the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation. Sponsored by the Lowell Institute.
Events in this collection
Mill Talk: Who Built Lowell?
Wed 30 Sept, 19:00
Free
Film & Mill Talk: Destination Watertown- the Armenians of Hood Rubber
Wed 21 Oct, 18:30
Free
Mill Talk: The Longest, Hardest Race
Wed 28 Oct, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: A Paper Nation: America’s First Information Revolution
Wed 11 Nov, 19:00
Free
1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in Historic 3D Stereophotographs
Wed 18 Nov, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: The Disposable Workforce
Wed 2 Dec, 19:00
Free
Why Were There No Black Machine Operatives in 19th Cent. NE Textile Mills?
Sat 12 Dec, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Contested Currents: Rivers and the Remaking of New England
Wed 13 Jan, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Building Route 128, the history of the road we love to hate
Wed 20 Jan, 19:00
Free
MillTalk:The Secret History of Suits-How Industry Fashioned Modern Menswear
Wed 16 Sept, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Yankees, Immigrants, and the Path to Political Power
Wed 22 Jul, 19:00
Free
Painting with Light: the Craft, Color, and Conservation of Stained Glass
Thu 25 Jun, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Work, Democracy, & Your Paycheck
Wed 24 Jun, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: The Invention of Rum: A View from Massachusetts
Wed 10 Jun, 19:00
Free
MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad
Wed 3 Jun, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk:AT&T's Idea Factory:How Bell Labs invented the tech of the future
Wed 27 May, 19:00
Free
The Legacy of 1812: How a Little War Shaped the Trans-Atlantic World
Wed 6 May, 18:15
Free
Mill Talk: 29 Mill Villages - and More
Wed 8 Apr, 19:00
Free
Failing Forward:Critical Role of Failure in Creating Rube Goldberg Machines
Fri 3 Apr, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: From Electronic Waste to Opportunity
Wed 18 Mar, 19:00
Free
Mill talk: Chelsea Clock Company: 146 Years of Boston Clockmaking
Wed 11 Mar, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: How To Fuel an Industrial Revolution, Coal & the Energy Economy
Wed 4 Mar, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS
Wed 4 Feb, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk:The Unlikely Story of Roomba: Birthing the World’s Favorite Robot
Wed 28 Jan, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Dirt & Disorder:The Origins of Contamination Control in Industry
Wed 14 Jan, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk:And the Cabots Talk Only to God-Francis Cabot Lowell’s Cabot Side
Wed 17 Dec, 19:00
Free
Mill Talk: Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery
Our Mission: To educate people about America's industrial history and to encourage and inspire future innovation.We do this by creating engaging experiences that highlight the many fascinating technical and business innovations that have taken place in this region and continue to change the world.Located in the Francis Cabot Lowell Mill, an icon of the American Industrial Revolution, the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation brings together intriguing artifacts, cultural insights, and inspiring stories to delight people of all ages, enabling them to see the past and envision the future.
