Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc

SEEDS OF CHANGE: TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF 17TH-CENTURY PLYMOUTH & PATUXET

PLIMOTH PLANTATION WILL DEVELOP A SUITE OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOCUSING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EARLY PILGRIMS AND THE WAMPANOAG PEOPLE. EDUCATORS ARE SEEKING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES IN THE CONTEXT OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, AS WELL AS HOW TO PRESENT THAT TOPIC IN AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, AND MORE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE MANNER. TO MEET THAT NEED, THE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP TWO PRODUCTS: IN-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CURRICULAR RESOURCES; AND, AN UPDATED WEBSITE WITH AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL TOOL. THOSE NEW RESOURCES WILL HELP DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH THAT HAS COME TO LIGHT WITHIN THE LAST DECADE, TELLING THE NUANCED WAMPANOAG - PILGRIM STORY FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES.

PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS (FORMERLY PLIMOTH PLANTATION) WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT "HISTORY IN A NEW LIGHT: REIMAGINING WAMPANOAG AND INDIGENOUS MUSEUM EDUCATION," A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS RESPONDING TO INCREASING DEMAND FOR NUANCED AND FACT-BASED HISTORIES TOLD FROM INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES. PROGRAMS WILL INCLUDE REGULAR HANDS-ON PROGRAMS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS EDUCATORS, TWO FESTIVALS, AND A MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES. THE MUSEUM PLANS TO EVALUATE AND REVISE THEIR CURRENT K-12 EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO DIVERSE CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES, NATIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES FRAMEWORKS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR REMOTE AND IN-PERSON LEARNING. THEY ARE ALSO UPDATING THE PLIMOTH PATUXET DIGITAL CLASSROOM CURRICULUM WITH THREE NEW INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS AND UPDATING THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE WITH CORRESPONDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS.

BEYOND THE MAYFLOWER: NEW VOICES FROM EARLY AMERICA, 1500-1676

PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS WILL CONSERVE THE MAYFLOWER II, A FULL-SCALE REPRODUCTION OF A 17TH CENTURY MERCHANT VESSEL, DESIGNED BY NAVAL ARCHITECT WILLIAM AVERY BAKER AND CONSTRUCTED FROM 1955 TO 1957. THE VESSEL WILL TRAVEL FROM PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS TO MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT, WHERE IT WILL RECEIVE CONSERVATION WORK FROM STAFF OF THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, INCLUDING CLEANING, PAINTING, AND REPAIRING THE SEAMS OF THE VESSEL. INFORMED BY A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE VESSEL, RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WILL MITIGATE DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ENVIRONMENT.

ANCIENT STORIES, NEW NEIGHBORS: DECOLONIZING INDIGENOUS HOMELANDS AND 17TH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND [ANCIENT STORIES, NEW NEIGHBORS IS A LEVEL I, TWO-WEEK, IN-PERSON SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR 25 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS HOSTED BY PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS (PPM) AND OFFERED 7/24-8/6/2022 ON PPM?S CAMPUS IN PLYMOUTH, MA. IT BRINGS TOGETHER INNOVATIVE THOUGHT LEADERS FROM THE NATION?S CLASSROOMS, DIG SITES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS IN THE PLACE MAYFLOWER?S ARRIVAL ACCELERATED A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT PERMANENTLY CHANGED AN ALREADY-EXISTING, COMPLEX NETWORK OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, EACH WITH ITS OWN RICH CULTURAL TRADITIONS, POLITICS AND ASPIRATIONS. THE INSTITUTE WILL USE MOURT?S RELATION, A 1622 ENGLISH PAMPHLET, AS A CASE STUDY IN DECOLONIZING HISTORICAL NARRATIVES AND RECENTERING INDIGENOUS VOICES BY EMPLOYING A RANGE OF RELATED PRIMARY SOURCES INCLUDING ARCHAEOLOGY, LANDSCAPE, MATERIAL CULTURE, ORAL HISTORY, AND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS. THE INSTITUTE WILL REVEAL HOW AN INDIGENOUS-COLONIAL REGIONAL LANDSCAPE WAS BUILT AND EVOLVED THROUGH COLLABORATION AND CONFLICT IN THE 1600S.]

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

COMMUNITY, CONFLICT, COLLABORATION: MOVING BEYOND TWO PEOPLES, ONE STORY AT PLIMOTH PLANTATION

CREATING A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR PLIMOTH PLANTATION'S HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

ALONG THE SHORES OF CHANGE

CLIMATE RESILIENT COLLECTIONS: DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM [PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS CARES FOR OVER 400,000 OBJECTS IN COLLECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL, ARCHIVAL, AND DECORATIVE ARTS MATERIALS. WITH A DIVERSE SET OF MATERIAL TYPES, IT IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO BEST ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF THIS CULTURAL HERITAGE. DAILY CHECKS OF DIGITAL READERS AND WEEKLY RECORDING OF THE TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY, ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO UNDERSTAND SEASONAL CHANGES, BUT DO NOT PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO DAILY CHANGES THAT MAY BE DAMAGING COLLECTIONS. RECENTLY COMPLETED CONSERVATION ASSESSMENTS RECOMMENDED THAT THE MUSEUM UPGRADE TO A DIGITAL, AUTOMATIC MONITORING SYSTEM THAT CAN NOTE CONSECUTIVE TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CREATE MORE ROBUST REPORTS TO DOCUMENT THE ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS THESE SPACES EXPERIENCE IN THE WIDELY VARYING NEW ENGLAND CLIMATE. THESE EFFORTS WILL AID THE MUSEUM IN ITS LONG RANGE PLANNING TO RENOVATE AND BUILD NEW STORAGE SPACES FOR THE COLLECTIONS.]

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