Touch, observe, sketch, and learn about lives of three of our native silk moth caterpillars — lunas, prometheas and cecropias. They are related to Chinese silkmoths, which provided the raw material for Northampton’s 19th-century silk industry and are the source of silk clothing today.

We’ll meet in Historic Northampton’s garden and then visit the exhibit to see a special display of clothing and objects related to the 19th-century silk industry in Northampton. Unravel a cocoon while unraveling the past! Ages 3+