The origin of Harvard Extension School can be traced back to 1835, when John Lowell Jr. founded the Lowell Institute. 

The Lowell institute supports Lowell Institute School in the Northeastern School of Professional Studies by funding scholarships and school programs.

The Lowell Institute supports WGBH’s programming services to the local region through television, radio, and the internet.

Since its founding in 1957, the Lowell Humanities Series has brought distinguished writers, artists, performers, and scholars to Boston College.

The Boston Public Library Lowell Lecture Series presents a notable and compelling slate of speakers and artists.

The Boston University School of Theology is proud to present the bi-annual Lowell Lecture, which features renowned speakers in fields related to theological studies.

Supported by funding from the Lowell Institute, Cambridge Forum invites guest speakers to inform, explore and challenge audience preconceptions on a range of current and timeless subjects, through salient civilized discussions.

The Lowell Institute supports the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation’s Mill Talks lecture series.

The Lowell Institute supports lectures at Ford Hall Forum, the nation’s oldest continuously operating free public lecture series.

The Lowell Institute supports the Kennedy Library Forums, a series of public discussions on historical, political, and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy’s White House years.

The Lowell Institute sponsors lectures at the Museum of Science thorughout the year on a variety of topics including everything from astronauts to artists and robots to raptors.

Since 1972, the Aquarium has been providing free lectures and films by scientists, environmental writers, photographers and many more. Through the generosity of the Lowell Institute, the Aquarium Lecture Series is free and open to the public.

The Paul Revere Memorial Association owns and operates the Paul Revere House and the Pierce-Hichborn House, located on the Freedom Trail in Boston’s North End.

The Lowell Institute enables the Peabody Essex Museum to offer to the public a wide range of programs on art and ideas.

Revolutionary Spaces brings people together to explore the American struggle to create and sustain a free society, singularly evoked by Boston’s Old South Meeting House and Old State House.

The Lowell Institute supports WorldBoston’s Great Decisions series, the Chat & Chowder series, and the annual Diplomacy Now program.