About the Exhibit
This is the fifth in our series of changing
exhibits since the opening of the New
England Economic Adventure in October
2003. Our previous exhibits looked to the past. In this one, we take a solidly New England theme—textiles—to look at
some of the familiar, topical, and unusual
ways in which modern fabrics are being
used and will be used.

Opening Remarks
Boston Fed President Cathy E. Minehan

These are Textiles? Brochure(PDF)

Timeline of Modern Fabric Development
A history of major developments in textiles from 1870 to the present.

Exhibit Objects(PDF)
Clothing that lights up in response to sound levels, carbon fiber in a 16-pound racing bicycle, a carbon fiber cello, a rope that lets helicopters carry trucks, the latest in camouflage fabric, and more.

Exhibit Photos
Photos of selected textile exhibit objects.