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Article: TEXTILES MUSEUM SHOWS `NET' VALUE OF COLLECTIONS.(American Textile History Museum)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
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- September 20, 2004
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Byline: Elizabeth Stump
LOWELL, Mass.-The American Textile History Museum, based here, is preparing to display its comprehensive collections online.
Located in a renovated historic textiles machine factory, the museum is one of the foremost resources for studying American textiles history. It houses what it calls the largest and most comprehensive collections of art, history and science related to American textiles, as well as featuring the children's Textile Learning Center, the Gazebo Cafe and the Museum Store.
"Right now, the museum is working on cataloging key portions of its collections online," said spokeswoman Lois Frankenberger. The ...