Get your inventiveness in gear!

Located on the scenic banks of the Charles River in the historic 1814 Boston Manufacturing Company textile mill, CRMII is on the National Register of Historic Places as America’s first factory. Hands-on exhibits feature American innovation and invention from 1812 to the present day, with exhibits on Waltham’s Boston Manufacturing Company, the Metz Company, the Waltham Watch Factory, and Orient bicycles from the Waltham Manufacturing Company.

For parking instructions, please visit our directions page.

The Waltham Land Trust hosts their 9th Annual Green Space Blues Jam here Friday, May 17 at 7:30pm!

We will be closed Saturday, May 18th for a private event.

We will be closed Wed. May 22-Wed. May 29 for construction.

At the Museum:

Upcoming Exhibit, “Drawing on Brilliance” opens this Spring!

Location:

154 Moody Street

Waltham, MA 02453

781-893-5410

Museum Admission:

$7       Adults

$5       Seniors and Students

Free    Museum Members, Children under 6, US Military active/retired

Photos courtesy Sam Ogden and Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation. Design by Perugi Design.