The Whistler House Museum of Art is committed to:

• Preserving the birthplace of James McNeill Whistler, one of America’s premier 19^th and 20^th century artists;
• Raising awareness in the Greater Merrimack River Valley, State of Massachusetts, the United States and internationally about the history of the City of Lowell, of the historic house, and the works of its original residents, innovators of the American Industrial Revolution;
• Educating a diverse and ethnically rich public about 19th Century American art, and art in general, promoting current research and exhibitions related to Whistler, the house, Lowell and regional artists.