| Lewis Textile Museum | |
| Map Type: | United Kingdom Blackburn central |
| Architectural Style: | Victorian, palazzo style, ground floor of Regency style |
| Material: | Brick |
| Location Town: | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Location Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.7501°N -2.4843°W |
| Floor Count: | 3 |
The Lewis Textile Museum was bequeathed to the people of Blackburn by a local cotton industrialist, Thomas Boys Lewis (1869–1942). The Lewis Textile Museum was closed in 2006 and a new gallery with its collection of looms and textile machinery was moved to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. The gallery which now houses the exhibits at the main Museum & Art Gallery was named CottonTown and opened in April 2007 by Jack Straw, the local Labour MP.
The closure of the Lewis Textile Museum [1] caused surprise which the local paper, the Lancashire Telegraph reported.[2]
In 2006 the building of the Lewis Textile Museum, was planned to become a drugs centre although this was met with local uproar.[3]