Plimoth Plantation Living History Museum. Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in plymouth colony. Plimoth plantation was started by boston stockbroker and history enthusiast henry hornblower ii in 1947 as two english cottages and a fort on plymouth’s waterfront.
Our sites are closed until spring 2021! The exhibit includes actors portraying historical residents in a painstakingly researched and reconstructed environment. In the years since, the museum has grown to include mayflower ii (1957), the english village (1959), the wampanoag homesite (1973), the hornblower visitor center (1987), the craft center (1992), the maxwell and nye barns (1994.
The plimoth plantation is a living museum which includes a recreated 1627 english village and a wampanoag homesite.
Plimoth plantation will now be known as plimoth patuxet. Plymouth — plimoth plantation, the living history museum focused on english colonial life, plans to change its name to include the native americans who lived in the region for thousands of years. Plimoth plantation is getting a name change. Plimoth plantation’s living history award reflects the museum’s goal of bringing to life universal human experiences through the power of storytelling.