Exhibitions
Plimoth Patuxet's collections are central to our understanding of the 17th century. Learn more about recent discoveries and research in our online and in-person exhibitions.
On View at Plimoth Patuxet Museums
We Gather Together: Thanksgiving, Gratitude, and the Making of an American Holiday
This exhibit focuses on the origins of one of America's quintessential holidays. Each year, millions of Americans gather together to share a special meal, to give thanks, and think of all that they are especially grateful for.
Plymouth/Patuxet is the place where the ancient traditions of gratitude in both the Indigenous and European cultures merged in the autumn of 1621, and a new holiday of gathering and giving thanks began.
Online Exhibitions
Echoes of the Ancestors
Echoes of the Ancestors, Plimoth Patuxet's online exhibition, highlights exciting new finds from the Eel River Site on the Museum's campus. For thousands of years, Wampanoag people have come to the shores of the Eel River, an area they call Patuxet, to use its natural and marine resources for food and tools. Some of their tools and belongings have entered the archaeological record, where they have been recovered by subsequent generations of archaeologists.
Sailing Through Time: Comparing Mayflower II’s Voyages in 1957 and 2020
This online exhibition focuses on three distinct categories related to Mayflower II: Navigation, Food & Dining and Commemoration. Each category contains featured objects used during the 1957 Mayflower II sail and compares them to the circumstances of the 2020 sail. These specific categories were chosen as they demonstrated both the stark differences and interesting similarities between Mayflower II's sails in 1957 and 2020.