Saturday, May 14, 9am
The Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I.
Museum of Work & Culture Offers Extended Hours for All-Ability Program??
(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) ??? The Museum of Work & Culture will be opening at 9am on Saturday, May 14, for its SensAbilities Saturdays program.
The MoWC opens one hour early on the second Saturday of each month for families seeking a less crowded environment in which to enjoy the features and exhibits. During that time, trained staff and volunteers will be on hand to provide supplementary tools and offer tours to visiting families who have children with special needs.
As part of the program, the MoWC offers tools to help parents and caretakers prepare for their visit. A social story has been created as a step-by-step illustrated guide to help those on the autism spectrum navigate exhibits. Additionally, the MoWC provides checklists and ???first-then??? boards to better control time and sequence. These materials are available in the Museum and on the
Rhode Island Historical Society???s website.
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 was recently named ???Best Overlooked Museum??? in New England by Yankee Magazine.
About the Rhode Island Historical Society
Founded in 1822, the RIHS is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island???s largest and oldest historical organization, as well as its only Smithsonian Affiliate. 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.