(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture’s store will reopen to the public beginning Tuesday, September 1. 

The store will be opened on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 am-2 pm to the general public. Admission will be limited to two visitors at a time, and guests must ring the front doorbell to enter. 

To celebrate the reopening, the Museum will offer a 25% discount on all merchandise, including books, Rhode Island & Woonsocket memorabilia, toys, stationary, and more. 

The public is also welcome to make a purchase online at shopmowc.com and schedule a no contact, curbside pickup.

About the Museum of Work & Culture

The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island’s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.

About the Rhode Island Historical Society

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island’s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state’s most distinctive areas.