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New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

By car:

Lowell is located 28 miles north of Boston off Interstates 93 and 495 and Route 3. Take the Lowell Connector from either Route 495 (Exit 35C), or Route 3 (exit 30B Northbound or 30A Southbound) about 2 miles to Thorndike Street (Exit 5B).

At the 4th light, Thorndike Street merges into Dutton Street. Go to the 2nd light and turn right onto Market Street. Parking is available at the Leo A. Roy Market Street Garage, or at street meters in the neighborhood. A parking lot behind the museum is available for free parking on weekends only. For the lot behind the museum take the first left off Market St. onto Palmer St., then the first left onto Middle St. You'll recognize our building by the quilt mural on the back wall. (See map)

By train:

Commuter rail service is available by MBTA from Boston's North Station to Lowell's Gallagher Terminal. Lowell Regional Transit Authority shuttles run between Gallagher Terminal and downtown Lowell every half hour Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a shuttle stop at the corner of Market and Shattuck Streets, one block from the museum.

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