Plimoth Patuxet Museums

Plimoth Patuxet is one of america's most historically and culturally significant Museums. Exhibits include the wampanoag homesite, 17th-century english village, craft center, nye barn, Plimoth grist mill, and mayflower ii. Additional facilities on the 130-acre campus contribute to the overall guest experience as well as their enjoyment and comfort. Plimoth Patuxet owns and maintains the mayflower ii, a 65-year old, full scale reproduction of the vessel that brought the pilgrims to plymouth. The museum has a rich collection of original artifacts that show daily life between 1500 and 1700. The artifacts come from places such as new england, great britain, and the netherlands, and represent the material culture that the pilgrims and wampanoag would have known. Museum researchers and artisans use the artifacts to help re-create the living history exhibits guests see at Plimoth Patuxet. The museum'Museums's educational programs help students explore and understand america's founding story. A visit to Plimoth Patuxet provides access to historic places and events that are vividly brought to life in an evocative environment. In addition, Plimoth Patuxet living history educators bring the story of plymouth's earliest native and colonial residents to tens of thousands of students in classrooms across the united states. Students who cannot visit or bring a Plimoth Patuxet educator to their classroom can enter the story through curated exhibits and teacher resources on www.plimoth.org.