VIRTUAL: Summer Hands-on History: All That Jazz
The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch a free, bi-weekly virtual summer education series: Hands-on History: Summer … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Summer Hands-on History: All That Jazz
The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch a free, bi-weekly virtual summer education series: Hands-on History: Summer … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Summer Hands-on History: All That Jazz
The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to host Therapeutic Tuesdays, a free, bi-weekly virtual all-ability program, beginning on … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Therapeutic Tuesdays – Music Therapy
The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch a free, bi-weekly virtual summer education series: Hands-on History: Summer … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Summer Hands-on History: Dance Around the World
The Museum of Work & Culture continues Therapeutic Tuesdays, a free, bi-weekly virtual all-ability program. The program will provide families … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Therapeutic Tuesdays – Art Therapy
The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch a free, bi-weekly virtual summer education series: Hands-on History: Summer … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Summer Hands-on History: I’ve Got No Strings
The Museum of Work & Culture continues Therapeutic Tuesdays, a free, bi-weekly virtual all-ability program. The program will provide families … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Therapeutic Tuesdays – Art Therapy
The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch a free, bi-weekly virtual summer education series: Hands-on History: Summer … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Summer Hands-on History: Vaudeville & Variety
Researcher Faith Gregor will discuss her new book Courage Says “Keep On". The book illuminates a fascinating period of American … Continue reading VIRTUAL: “Weaving a Tale:” A Book Born of Oral History, Primary Sources, and Research
The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a virtual documentary screening on Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm when critically … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Slatersville Documentary Preview Screening
Joshua and Jane Verin were some of the first colonists in the settlement of Providence. Religious meetings happened in Roger … Continue reading VIRTUAL: “Founding Mothers: The Verin Case and the Liberty of Conscience in Early Rhode Island”
The Museum of Work & Culture kicks-off a virtual series of Q&As with the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association beginning Tuesday, … Continue reading Rhode Island Manufacturer’s Association Q&A
On Wednesday, October 7 at 7pm, the Museum of Work & Culture will host journalist Patrick White for “The Exodus … Continue reading VIRTUAL: Renowned Québecois Journalist Talk on French Canadian Exodus
In 1936, Victor Hugo Green, a Harlem postman, began publishing a guide for African American travelers to offer travel options during … Continue reading VIRTUAL: “The Legacy of the Green Book”
The Museum of Work & Culture will offer its annual Children’s Baking Workshop with Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery this … Continue reading Annual Children’s Baking Workshop with Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery
In honor of the centennial of women’s suffrage in 2020, UNLADYLIKE2020 presents the comprehensive biographies of 26 bold American women … Continue reading VIRTUAL: “UNLADYLIKE2020” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join the Museum of Work & Culture Preservation Foundation for an All Hallow's Revel: A Virtual Halloween Bash on Saturday, … Continue reading All Hallow’s Revel: A Virtual Halloween Bash
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, January 24 at … Continue reading Virtual Valley Talks: “The People’s Martyr” and the Dorr Rebellion
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, February 7 at … Continue reading Virtual Valley Talks — Slatersville Documentary Screening: Henry Plimpton Kendall: They Will All Be My Friends
The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours beginning Wednesday, February 10 at 7pm. … Continue reading Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Historic North End
Have you ever wondered how the chocolate that you enjoy today was created? We are going to take a journey … Continue reading A Journey Through the History of Chocolate
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, February 21 at … Continue reading Virtual Valley Talks: Paper or Plastic? Legacies of Work, Family, Community
The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours exploring different districts of Woonsocket. Wednesday, … Continue reading Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Historic Downtown
In 1981, workers at the Brown and Sharpe factory in North Kingstown, Rhode Island began what became the longest strike … Continue reading Virtual Lecture: “The Brown and Sharpe Strike in Historical Perspective: Why Organized Labor Declined in the Late Twentieth Century (And How It Might Revive Itself)”
Beginning Thursday, March 4, stream the Quebecois dark comedy, Merci Pour Tout, which tells the story of two estranged sisters … Continue reading Streamable Quebecois Films: Merci Pour Tout
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, March 7 at … Continue reading Virtual Valley Talks: The Sentinelle Affair
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