Reviews of Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation (Museum)

aj Champigny

Nice museum, good pokestop. River water mills & 10 year old workers built Massachusetts's textile industry & don't you forget it

Catherine Aumann

Went to a wedding there, it was beautiful

Alexander Glybovsky

Very interesting

Sam Powell

Very cool for nostalgia enthusiasts!

Paul e

Pretty cool

Alex Sherman

Really interested place if you're into mechanical engineering. The staff is also very knowledgeable and friendly.

emile delcourt

Engines, watches and a story of the Waltham industry are great. Staff friendly and informative.

Matheus Correia

Amazing!

Shayree Andrews

Great place to spend an afternoon

Coen Maas

Fine overview of industrial history in Waltham, beautiful building, some handsome industrial objects, lovely small exhibition on Waltham watches and watchmaking.

Lynne Figgins

Fascinating place! Only problem is finding the entrance

Michael Coppolino

Very interesting original machines.

patrick cole

Love the history of Waltham

wyatt m

This place was very boring for me.

Tammi Kibler

So much going on at the museum these days! I was there for a 2nd Shift concert Thursday - sold out crowd, intimate setting, excellent acoustics. Plenty of parking in the Embassy lot off Pine St., then a pleasant stroll across the Charles River to access the museum entrance.

james olsen

Went there for an event .Alot of Waltham history under one roof . I'd go again

Michelle Burke

The museum is such a cool space - our guests LOVED it! Working with Jill was fantastic!

Ray Darnell

Excellent museum about the history of Waltham industry and especially the Waltham watch company

chua timothy

Educational.

Michael Ryan

Who is a very intuitive educational experience for all ages

Stephen Synchronicity

The Charles River Museum of Industry documents the key innovations and entrepreneurs of Waltham's industrial revolution. Waltham was unique in shifting the factory paradigm towards vertically integrated entities in which all aspects of production took place in respective parts of a single factory building. Leveraging the power generated by the Charles, the factories were able to create watches (perhaps for which Waltham is best known), bicycles, cars, and all manner of tools - many of which are on display at the museum. While the museum paints a picture of the innovations and advancements attributed to a number of notable men - be sure to check out the full story in the area behind the entrance desk.

Cassie Mckay

Working in engineering, this place is a must see!! I can't believe I lived here so long without coming. Could take anywhere from 1-2.5 hours to get through depending on how much you want to read. Wonderful Waltham watch exhibit, amazing machines from the era. Also beautiful area to walk next to the Charles!

Melissa Gagne

Really cool place

Kelsey Kingman

Excellent exhibits and collection!

Raymond Arsenault

This place was very interesting

Ken .DeWalt

Nice, small

James Bedford

Cool party venue

Joshua Rosen

Its a small museam but they have some interesting things.

Geno Desaulniers

Great wedding venue

Wendy Etkind

Cool to see how Waltham was a leader in technology several hundred years ago, and where the names of some of our towns and cities came from.

Brian Rowe

A small museum packed with a lot of great information and items. Their newer exhibit on the formation of mills and the men behind them was especially interesting. It gives an in-depth look at how the milling industry started Massachusetts and New England and their struggles along the way. Beyond that, the museum has exhibits on Waltham watches, printing presses, bicycles, and much more. Definitely worth visiting.

Heather Doyle

Had my sister's wedding here. It was amazing!!

Sarina Pinto

Nice lil museum

Bruce Lee-Clark

Great location for a wedding.

Jeffrey DeCew

I used to come here on elementary school field trips, and I remember loving it. Went to a wedding there recently, and it was a fantastic experience! So much character, and I got to geek out at my fiance.

colleen campbell

Great museum. We loved all the displays, historical facts and stories the people that lived during the time. We went for the Chrismas Carol event. It was very well done! The actors performed the reading very well and we loved the piece by Mrs. Dickens. The vendors were also great. Fun event!

Mark Alcarez

Great live music series!

Jared Campbell

always closed :(

David Nowell

Super engaging staff, interesting collection.

Diane Kerwin

Great for functions has a big room upstairs. Helpful staff. The museum is small but a lot to look at and learn about early America.

Sarah Black

If you are interested in industrial mill history, this place is great. Plenty of opportunities for the kids to touch and explore.

Chris Hart

Awesome wedding venue

Jill Stewart

Very interesting!

Sonja Robinson

So interesting

Terry Lindgren

Small good venue for a singer like Mary Gauthier. Nice people all around and easily found. I understand though parking is problematic. No first hand experience, since I was dropped off.

Marco Cabrera

So beautifull

Andrew Ramnauth

Great museum on invention, transport, and time pieces!

Will Oursler

There's some facinating stuff here, and at $10, it's not a bad way to spend an afternoon, but many of the exhibits are not very well maintained/restored, and the documentation/plaques are sort of sparse. If you're interested in the history of the Boston area, and some of the technology behind the area's famous historic textiles and manufacturing, you'll probably enjoy it greatly. If the history of technology isn't your passion, however, you may want to give it a miss.

Marta Tron

I loved the Charles Dickens day. :)

Alexandre Guimaraes Santos

(Translated by Google) I didn't like the place. First, the entry is not In Place indicated by Google. After the entrance is on the other side of the building and was not easy to find. (Original) Não gostei do lugar. Primeiro pois a entrada não é No Lugar indicado no Google. Depois que a entrada fica do outro lado do prédio e não foi fácil de achar.

Consuelo

Great place! Had a blast here for the steam punk festival

O'Nifty B

A hidden gem if you enjoy history. Massachusetts has so much history and so many contributions to the World that we often forget many of them. The Charles River Museum does a great job reminding us of how important Massachusetts was/is to making the World a better place and there are many "I never knew that moments" as well. Only $10 per adult and lots of restaurants near by.

Sandra Veresink

We attended a wedding here and it was beautiful! Not sure if I would visit for the museum itself but it made for a lovely venue for a special event.

Terri-Lynn McCormick

Fun, interesting with great programming and an excellent layout.

Noah Lyons

Great museum, friendly guides and fascinating machines.

Ryan Gipson

My best friend had a beautiful wedding here! Will always remember the great time we had here.

Kaiwen Chen

Great local museum that's basically the heart of Waltham!

karen gienau

Great little museum. Learned much about the watch business and old time manufacturing. We were there for a special event, so was busy with exhibitors and observers. The antique machining equipment is still in working order, and if you are lucky you can watch the machinery in action. Parking is challenging, so be sure to park in a public lot, otherwise, you risk being towed (we parked on the Church Street lot).

Daniel Lewis

Beautiful wedding venue

Joyce Dvorak

Visited with our Cub Scouts. The museum put together a great program. Our guys had fun while learning! I highly recommend a visit, especially for groups!! Also, they have an upstairs Hall that can be rented for private events too, a super cool industrial loft space.

Frank Lhota

Waltham has a rich history

Beth Gilcoine

Beautiful venue, not that easy to get to if you don't know where you are.

Alexander Kogan

Very interesting museum about mechanical stuff. I was there for a wedding.

Jennifer Hart

Lot of old things to look at, not a lot of explanation either sighs or people. Lot of people just taking pictures and in the way with tripods

Jack Coats

Small museum, regional oriented

Joseph Daigle

Small local museum. Very interesting displays and history - I would recommend an afternoon trip because it is not large enough for a whole day. Family friendly.

Robert Dennison

Great look into one history during the industrial age. Walking paths to the museum overlooks the river and provide great scenery especially during the fall months

Dylan Wallace

Classic

David Norton

Great concert with Tracy Grammer. They have a nice small venue with a jazz and a folk music series.

Samuel A

Great museum with lots of little exhibits. Check out the Waltham Watch company items they have here, it is truly amazing. The day we went they even had archery classes upstairs. They little place is kinda cool.

Jordan Bay

This place is fascinating! We were considering this for a wedding reception venue, and we were torn between here and another location. The CRM was beat out but barely. It's huge inside with super cool exhibits, and from what I could tell, a very flexible venue. Anyone looking for a unique reception should consider here!

Kate Bowen

If you are into machines, you are in heaven here. There is a lot to uncover if you take the time. There are some unique "hands on" displays, and several could use refurbishing, but we love it for what it is. If there's someone in your family who has endless boxes of bits and bobs, and always a can of oil, this is their heaven.

Ernest Kinas

Hidden gem. They also have concerts.

Danny Linitz

cool old industrial machines.

Alan Wu

A modest-sized Museum located in an old factory warehouse on the banks of the Charles River, next to an old mill dam for water power. Originally set up for power transmission via leather belts and pulleys, later converted to steam and then electric motors. Exhibits and occasional demonstrations of historic machine tools and machines, including a pioneering machine for making paper bags. Helpful staff. Also has large event spaces for parties, conferences, weddings, memorials, etc.

Zachary Currier

We were here as guests for a wedding reception. The space is amazing. Very cool and unique venue with great exposed brick and beautiful wood beam ceilings. Sits right on the river which makes for great pictures.

Nate Petrusha

Such a great hidden gem. A great amount of local history. Many cool hands on tools and steam powered contraptions.

Michael Ratner

It has interesting artifacts from the original Waltham mills and the later Waltham Watch factory, in one of the last built of the mill buildings. It is somewhat lacking in dates and other info about some of the artifacts. The temporary display of some of the earliest (human powered) vacuum cleaners was also amusing.

Howard Pastran

Great museum terrible parking hard to find

Bill Camp

Incredible amount old metal working machinery

Noah Pestana

Good event space. Lots of cool mechanical things to play with. Accurate, informative with a friendly staff. What more could you ask for?

ALFRED CARBONE

Great historical museum and function facility...

M Honig

Great local museum.

Susan Doyon

great machining displays

Melinda Petit

Small but packed full of interesting exhibits.

Caleb Kempf

So much great history to learn through wonderful exhibits. Huge selection of old cars, bikes, watches and much more housed inside an Industrial Revolution factory. One of my favorite museums of all time.

Jack Bossom

Spend some time here.

Steve Lipofsky

Fascinating. Wonderful location.

Braddock braddoquinho

Beautiful

I J

Went there for a wedding in the evening and had a great time. The displays are pretty great if you're into history and the development of early industry. The watch collection was stunning.

Arianna Zelley

Went to a second shift concert and I was amazing. 20$ a ticket and it included a drink.

Kev Jordan

Rather small but very interesting.

Gary Spohn

Great selection of industrial history!

Kimba Igoe

Celebrated a wonderful wedding there ceremony and reception beautiful job

Tony Letendre

Nice wedding venue

Alan Day

The Very Site where US industrial revolution began. The innovation economy began here and you can learn a lot about what drives change and transformation fro their fascinating exhibits. Wonderful event series, too.

Beth Sessi

Toured the venue and thought it was gorgeous, but ended up going with somewhere else due to family wants. Super funky spot, would be the absolute perfect steampunk venue.