At the Crafts Center, you have the unique opportunity to meet and talk with Plimoth Plantation's skilled potters, tailors, basket maker and joiner (furniture maker). From colorful earthenware dishes for serving corn porridge to finely carved chests for storing household linens, from sturdy willow baskets for gathering herbs to the numerous pleats sewn into a heavy wool petticoat , you will see our artisans reproducing many of the beautiful, fascinating and functional objects being used in the 1627 English Village and on board Mayflower II.

The artisans in the Crafts Center are modern craftspeople plying historical trades, using many of the same techniques, materials and types of tools used more than 350 years ago in England and Europe. Please note that unlike the costumed role players in the 1627 English Village, these artisans speak from a 21st-century perspective. You can ask them questions relating to the present as well as to the past.

After your visit to the Crafts Center, be sure to stop by the adjacent specialty museum shop. Browse through a selection of distinctive pottery and baskets made by our artisans. You will also find a selection of other items including books and handmade glassware, soaps and jewelry. Take a little bit of the past home with you!

Features & Exhibits

WAMPANOAG HOMESITE

Experience a modern perspective on 17th-Century Wampanoag life.

MAYFLOWER II

She turns 50 this year and we're celebrating all season long!

1627 ENGLISH VILLAGE

New Plimoth as it was seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower.

CRAFTS CENTER

17th-Century Wampanoag and Colonial technology-- made live!

NYE BARN

Rare breed animals are an important part of the Plimoth experience.

GIFT SHOPS

Commemorate your visit with unique items from one of our many shops.

WAMPANOAG EDU. SITE

Hands on learning enriched in an authentic environment.

COLONIAL EDU. SITE

Experience first hand what it's like to live like a colonist.

EXHIBITS

Expanding and enlightening our understanding.

DINING

Themed dinners, events, and world class food make eating memories.

PLIMOTH CINEMA

The region's only art-house movies in a state of the art theater.

VISITOR CENTER

Theaters, exhibits, dining, gifts, members lounge, and much more.

QUESTIONS ABOUT VISITING

Prepare for your visit by getting the FAQs.

© 2003-2008 Plimoth Plantation. All rights reserved.
hours: from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, 7 days a week March 22 through November 30, 2008
address: 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360 USA
telephone: 1 + 508 746 1622

 

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