October 27, 2014
by Jessica Rymer
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Since Boston Children’s Museum is one of the few children’s museums in the world to have a collection, we knew from the earliest planning stages that the collection would be incorporated into our program. One of our overall goals was … Continue reading
October 24, 2014
by Jessica Rymer
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As I mentioned in my previous post on practicing public archaeology, our program featured two activities: a mock dig and a matching game with objects from the Museum’s collections. Though we had the room for 2 hours, the activities were … Continue reading
October 23, 2014
by John Steinberg
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Professor David Landon from UMass Boston’s Fiske Center for Archaeology will discuss the collaborative partnership between the Fiske Center and Plimoth Plantation as we count down to the 2020 anniversary. How does Plymouth fit into the context of Atlantic history? … Continue reading
October 21, 2014
by Jessica Rymer
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Graduate students enrolled in ANTH 615 (“Public Archaeology”) this fall were challenged to identify a situation in the community in need of public archaeological engagement and to create a (hypothetical) program to address that need. As luck would have it, … Continue reading
October 17, 2014
by John Steinberg
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Join Plimoth Cinema at Plimoth Plantation as they present a lively talk by Dr Stephen Mrozowski (a real life Indiana Jones) and the film classic Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. The evening starts with a meet … Continue reading