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Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation

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  • Mill Talk: The stories of women war workers at Raytheon, 1941-1945

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    From suffragette to war worker – and military ranks open to women, presented by Chet Michalak, Raytheon historian and archivist. The suffragette movement ends the 100-year struggle for women’s rights in 1920 and is followed by a home front effort that dramatically increases the ranks of female war workers. The call goes out for women […]

    Free

  • 2nd Shift Concert: Kaia Kater

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    Kater's originality as an artist likely stems from the fact that there's no one else who can claim the same deep, varied array of experiences and heritage. She draws on influences rooted in Quebec, the Caribbean, and Appalachia, her ties to the Canadian folk music scene, her college years spent soaking up Appalachian music in […]

    $28.52

  • 2nd Shift Concert: Maya de Vitry

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    From her formative work as part of singer/songwriter string band phenoms The Stray Birds to her growing catalog of solo albums, Maya de Vitry radiates joy while extolling the transformative power of community. Fiercely committed to personal growth as a means of artistic evolution, her 2024 album "The Only Moment" is her gently defiant testament […]

    $28.52

  • Mill Talk: The Great Boston Fire of 1872

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    For two days in November 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, […]

    Free

  • We Are Waltham returns!

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    An evening of diverse personal stories from Waltham that will make you laugh, cry and forge connections with your community and each other. A cast of six tellers will share […]

    $14.64

  • Mill Talk: What is industrial archeology? Its past and future.

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    This presentation will explain what industrial archeology is. It will trace the history of the field, from its beginnings in England in the 1950s and the founding of the U.S. Society for Industrial Archeology in 1971, to the present, and describe some of its contributions, like the early surveys of historic textile mills. It will […]

    Free

  • 2nd Shift Concert: The Wolff Sisters

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    Fronted by three sisters—Rebecca on acoustic guitar, Kat on the keys, Rachael on electric guitar, and all three on vocals—Canton, Massachusetts’ Wolff sisters were raised on steady diet of Bob Dylan, The Band, and Little Feat. Their music is honest yet genre-defying, rooted in traditional storytelling that puts a decidedly New England spin on Americana […]

    $28.52

  • Mill Talk: Inside a Waltham pocket watch — How it works and why.

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    Step inside the intricate world of fine watchmaking with Waltham’s own Chris Carey, watchmaker and owner of Watertown Watch and Clock. In this live demonstration, Chris will carefully disassemble a Waltham Model 1908 pocket watch, revealing the artistry, engineering, and precision that made Waltham a world leader in timekeeping. As he takes the watch apart […]

    Free

  • Mill Talk: Disrupting Time

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    How industrial espionage shaped the future of the American and Swiss watch industries. In the fall of 1876, two Swiss spies came to America and conducted some of the most covert and consequential industrial espionage in history, changing the course of the global watch industry forever. "Disrupting Time" is a true historical narrative of business […]

    Free

  • 2nd Shift Concert: Hickman, Anick & Woodsmith

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    Make no mistake, these three will move more air and rouse spirits higher than ensembles twice their size. It’s a fine name for a fictitious law firm, but Hickman, Anick & Woodsmith make an even better power trio. The recipe is simple— Celia Woodsmith’s soulful, powerhouse vocals and Jason Anick’s blindingly virtuosic fiddle playing, grounded […]

    $28.52

  • Mill Talk: Plantation Goods — A Material History of American Slavery

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    In this talk Seth Rockman, George L. Littlefield Professor of American History at Brown University, tells the biggest stories of early American history through the most mundane artifacts: shoes manufactured […]

    Free