American Textile History Museum | Telling America's story through the art, history, and science of textiles

ATHM is Closed

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that due to a significant financial deficit, the American Textile History Museum has closed our doors to the public. Over the next year, we will seek to find new homes for our collection. We are gratefully accepting donations to help preserve and protect these priceless artifacts.

ATHM Collections

As ATHM closes our doors to the public, we have begun the painstaking, yearlong process of finding new homes for our priceless collections. And we need your help.

Osborne Library

ATHM’s Osborne Library contains more than 90,000 books, manuscripts, postcards, trade literature, images and periodicals.

The Collection

ATHM holds a vast collection of textiles, clothing and machinery.

Education Programs

As we close our doors permanently, we are no longer offering educational programs. However, we are pleased to share that some programs are being transferred to the North Andover Historical Society in the coming months.

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ATHM collections transfer update

As we close our doors to the public and prepare to permanently close the American Textile History Museum, we have begun the painstaking, year-long process to transfer our entire collection to other organizations for continuing public benefit.

Artifacts in the ATHM collection are held on behalf of the public and, as such, will be relocated to other nonprofit or government organizations to ensure future public access and benefit.

Learn more about this transfer process.

ATHM News | ATHM Events

ATHM to Close Permanently

Due to an ongoing deficit, ATHM has made the difficult decision to permanently close our doors.

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