GROUP TOURS PROFILE SHEET 2018
AMERICA’S MUSEUM OF PILGRIM POSSESSIONS
194TH SEASON: PLYMOUTH TAPESTRY
February 1 – December 30, 2018 • A large-scale, multimedia thread-on-linen Pilgrim Hall Museum, founded in 1824, embroidery comprised of six-foot-long panels that tell the story of Plymouth, is the oldest continuously operating museum Massachusetts in the country. Step through our doors and immerse yourself in the 17th-century history • Being created for Pilgrim Hall Museum of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag, presented as a signature project in honor of the 400th anniversary of the 1620 founding in the world’s finest collection of early of Plymouth Colony Plymouth possessions. • A visual exploration of history, memory, Pilgrim Hall Museum offers three exhibit and cosmology, depicting the culture and galleries, a superb orientation film, and everyday life of the Wampanoag and English changing exhibitions that reveal the peoples who inhabited this unique place experiences of the English families that • An opportunity for embroiderers (beginner settled in Plymouth, MA. to experienced) to participate in this multi- year, heroically-scaled project, which will be 2018 FEATURED EXHIBIT carried out in public view in the museum Wampanoag World: Patuxet to Plymouth beginning Spring 2018 through 2020 On Display: February 16 through December 30, 2018 2018 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: • Captures the vitality and persistence of the th Wampanoag people of Patuxet through 194 Season Open - February 1 10,000 years of lived experience to the Burial Hill Tours - First Saturday founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620 each month, 1pm
• Displays of Native artifacts illustrate February Kids Week - February 19-23 craft, trading networks, family and social experience, and maritime and April Lecture Series – Wednesday mornings agricultural lifeways April Kids Week - April 16-20
• Highlights include a two-month showing 194th Birthday Bash - September 1 (February, March) of “Our Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History,” a traveling exhibition October Lecture Series – Wednesday evenings based on Wampanoag perspectives 13th Annual Holiday House Tour
& Luncheon – December 1 & 2
75 Court Street | Plymouth, MA 02360 | P: 508.746.1620, x4 | F: 508.746.3396 www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org | [email protected] WE WELCOME YOUR GROUP
Located in the heart of Plymouth’s cultural district and less than 5 miles from Plimoth Plantation, Pilgrim Hall Museum is steps away from restaurants, galleries, shops, performance centers, and an exuberant nightlife. With the historic waterfront, whale watch cruises, and Plymouth Rock within walking distance, the museum is a great anchorage for your group to enjoy Plymouth’s lively historic downtown. A group excursion to the museum fits readily into day trips from Boston or Cape Cod, or offers a highlight to your extended stay in the area.
GROUP BENEFITS INCLUDE: • Discounted admission for • Full accessibility; special groups of 10 or more needs accommodated, upon request • Complimentary admission provided for motor coach • Fully climate-controlled drivers and tour guides • Education programs • Guided tours provided by available, upon request knowledgeable docents at no extra charge (1 ½ hours • Treasure Hunt activity sheets recommended. Advance available for adult, student/ reservation required) youth, and family groups
• Convenient bus drop-off/ pick-up and parking
HOURS/PRICING: RATES: • Open daily, 9:30am-4:30pm, • Adult - $9.00 February 1 – December 30. Student/Youth - $7.00 Closed December 24, 25, and Child (5 and under) – FREE 31; entire month of January.
Boston: 40 miles | Cape Cod: 42 miles | Providence: 54 miles
1620-2020 County An American Story - A National Legacy
See more of what Plymouth has to offer at SeePlymouth.com
Photos: Downtown by Wes Ennis, Whale tale by Capitan John’s Whale Watch and Burial Hill by Shields Design Studio.
75 Court Street | Plymouth, MA 02360 | P: 508.746.1620, x4 | F: 508.746.3396 www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org | [email protected]