Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Local History

Date of Visit: May 11, 2024 A fun, and interesting museum dedicated to the history & heritage of the Mississippi Mills area. While on a little day trip to Almonte - we decided to check out the MVTM. ...

"ok"

Well, my mom and I went yesterday May 23, 2023. It was an ok experience. The town is under construction so you can't really walk through it like normal. We thought the hub would be much longer in term...

If you're into textiles...

A comprehensive presentation of the history of Almonte's textile mills and of the technology associated with them. Tons of period artifacts and photos. An interesting gift shop as well. Well worth the...

Surprisingly very interesting exhibits. Highlight of the visit

Our family specially came to see the Noreen Young puppet exhibition. We didn't expect to see such a Grand exhibit, full of historicaly famous puppets, interactive venues. It was well done!!!! Kids enj...

Friendly and Unexpected

Glad I stopped on the way to Ottawa as the volunteers were lovely and the puppet exhibit was first class. The displays are a great mix of historic artefacts and live demonstrations - very family frien...