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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TEXTILE MUSEUM

3 Rosamond St. E.,
BOX 784
,
ALMONTE ON K0A1A0,
Canada

| ID: 89-6568417RR0001-0017416

Our Mission

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) is located in the annex of the former Rosamond Woolen Company in Almonte, Ontario. Constructed in 1867 this National Historic Site of Canada. It features a fabulous blend of the old and new all relating to the history of the Mississippi Valley and the textile industry.

Exhibitions range from early mill history and period mill equipment to cottage industry and eclectic modern fibre art exhibitions. This community museum combines traditional static and working displays of textile equipment and processes with activities and events focusing on the region's heritage, culture and role of the textile industry in the development of Canada.

It also houses the Mary Lettnre Textile Research Center. The research centre contains resources on both the industrial, and cottage textile industry as well as textile crafts.

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