EVENT
Winter Wonders at the Waterworks Museum
Winter in the 1800s
February 22, 2019
11:00AM–4:00PM
Join us over February Vacation Week for some fun Winter themed activities! Drop in any time between 11am and 4pm.
- Try out tools used to gather water by hand, like the Yoke and Bucket
- Learn how New Englanders had to manage their midnight bathroom breaks
- Use fruit and vegetables to dye cloth for those winter layers
- Sample some hot apple cider
Upcoming Events
Current Exhibit
Moving Water: From Ancient Innovations to Modern Challenges
Ancient civilizations engineered water systems that sustained communities for thousands of years. This exhibition spotlights six places that innovated ways to deliver, and control water for human use. It also looks at how climate change is impacting all of those places, forcing public officials to consider new ways to keep the water flowing.