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For Immediate Release                           

What: Throwback Thursday: Free Admission & Activities at the Museum of Work & Culture

When: Thursday, February 22, 2018

 

Where: The Museum of Work & Culture (42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I.)

 

Museum Welcomes Visitors for Free on #ThrowbackThursday

Museum of Work & Culture Announces Free Program for February Vacation

 

(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – On Thursday, February 22, the Museum of Work & Culture will be offering free admission and programming for visitors looking for something to do during February vacation.

 

Visitors who share their favorite fact from Rhode Island history on Throwback Thursday will be able to visit the MoWC free of charge and participate in a slate of activities. Guided tours will be offered at 10am and 2pm, and a special hands-on assembly line activity will be offered at 11:30am and 3:30pm.

 

The Museum of Work & Culture is open from 9:30am to 4pm on Thursday, February 22.

 

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About the Museum of Work & Culture

The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island’s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.

 

About the Rhode Island Historical Society

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island’s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state’s most distinctive areas.

 

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