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Museum of Work and Culture

  • Address: 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, RI, 02895 | Map It
  • Phone: 401/769-9675
  • www.rihs.org

Fodor's Review:

Set up in a former textile mill, this attraction examines the lives of American factory workers and owners during the Industrial Revolution. Focusing on French Canadian immigrants to Woonsocket's mills, the museum's cleverly laid-out walk-through exhibits begin with a 19th-century Quebecois farmhouse, then continue with displays of life in a 20th-century tenement, in a parochial school, in church, and on the shop floor. The genesis of the textile workers' union is described, as are the events that led to the National Textile Strike of 1934. Kids should check out the engaging presentations about child labor.

  • Cost: $7
  • Open: Weekdays 9:30-4, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-4
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