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What: Museum of Work & Culture’s Summer Gift Shop Sale

 

When: Tuesday, July 2, 2024-Wednesday, July 31, 2024

 

Where: The Museum of Work & Culture (42 S. Main St., Woonsocket)

 

 

Summer Sale at the Museum of Work and Culture Gift Shop

Sale to Make Way for Museum’s New Inventory

 

(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will be having a summer sale in the gift shop starting Tuesday, July 2.

 

The museum gift shop will be holding a store-wide sale in order to make way for brand-new inventory coming during the summer months. If you’re looking for a new beach read to take to the shores or to add to your historical book collection, now is your chance– select books will be marked down to as low as 1-5 dollars each. In addition to the book sale, all store items will be 50% off the current selling prices. Check back during the month of July to see new products, including specialty t-shirts, hats, and water bottles, along with a replenishment of longtime favorites.

 


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