Charles River Museum of Industry - Bike Exhibit

The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is excited to announce the installation of its latest exhibit, "The Bicycle Takes Off." This national touring exhibit, originally produced for the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, CT, and originally curated by bicycle historian David Herlihy, is making its final stop at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation January 8th and runs through May 2009.

The exhibit chronicles the history of the bicycle. Produced in cooperation with the Wheelman bicycle club, the exhibit features several examples of early bicycles, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera. Visitors will wind their way through the entertaining, and sometimes, absurd history of what some have called the most efficient machine ever made. Along the way they will discover what bloomers and the bicycle have in common, how Springfield, MA, became a bicycling mecca, and the true meaning of "taking a header."

An opening reception will be hosted from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on January 8th. Opening reception admission is $10.00 per person (members are free) and includes light refreshments, wine and beer, and music.

Reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 781-893-5410 or via e-mail at elln@crmi.org.