The New England Quilt Museum is located in historic downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. Master craftsman Josiah Peabody built the Lowell Institute for Savings building in 1845 in the classic Greek Revival Style. The structure boasts an unusual rhomboidal footprint, with curved corners and an ornate wrought-iron balcony along two sides. Today the 18,000 square foot space holds exhibition galleries, a library and resource center, classroom, a museum store, collection storage, staff offices, and support areas.

The museum hosts four to five exhibitions a year, including both traditional and contemporary quilts.