Calendar of Events

Calendar
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Pilgrim Hall Museum is open now through December 31,
9:30-4:30 seven days a week (closed Christmas Day only).
See you in 2010!

EXHIBITION:
Plymouth History in a Glass:
The Artifacts and Culture of Beverages and Drinking
May 30 – December 31, 2010

IMAGINE - a time when children drank beer;
when the U.S. president started each day with a tankard of hard cider,
when drinking a cup of tea was a political statement;
when a man saved his life by pouring rum into his boots rather than drinking it.

These are just some of the stories told in Pilgrim Hall Museum’s major temporary exhibit for 2010,
Plymouth History in a Glass, which has something for everyone – no matter the beverage of your choice.
The exhibit reviews four hundred years of drinking customs in the Plymouth area and beyond.
Objects on display include historic drinking vessels of different sizes, materials, and uses:
silver tankards, wooden cups, ceramic punch bowls, copper coffee pots, glass tumblers, and pewter mugs.
Starting with the water and beer of the Pilgrims’ 1620 Mayflower voyage,
the exhibit traces the history of different beverages, alcoholic and non-alcoholic,
through carefully selected documents, images, and artifacts from Pilgrim Hall Museum’s collection
as well as those of neighboring historical societies, museums, and private collectors.
Centered on Plymouth, the exhibit covers four centuries of vast changes,
surprising similarities, and fascinating stories of Americans’ drinking customs and habits.

Generously sponsored by

Celebrate Pilgrim Hall Museum's 186th Birthday
with free admission - and birthday cake!
September 1, 2010 from 9:30 - 4:30

Join the staff as they celebrate the186th anniversary of the laying of Pilgrim Hall's cornerstone.
Enjoy birthday cake on the lawn, then come inside and take a look
at an 1835 letter written by James Thacher, the museum's first Librarian & Cabinet Keeper.


Generously sponsored by	Newfield House

LECTURE:
The Design of Drinking, from the Jazz Age to the Space Age
by John Stuart Gordon,
Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts,
Yale University Art Gallery
September 29, 2010, at 7:00 pm

During the 1920s, cocktail shakers transformed from utilitarian objects into glamorous symbols of modern life. After the repeal of Prohibition, the popularity of cocktail shakers flourished and their design resonated with the interests of the day, including skyscraper architecture, streamlining, and Hollywood movies. Following World War II, shakers became a central part of an emerging cocktail culture. This talk uses cocktail shakers as a guide to explore the development of American culture and decorative arts from the Jazz Age to the Space Age.

ARCHAEOLOGY!
Artifacts from the Myles Standish House
A Massachusetts Archaeology Month Program
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 10:00 - 4:00

Take the opportunity to get a close look at the artifacts from the 1863 excavation of the Myles Standish home site in Duxbury. James Hall undertook one of the earliest professionally organized archaeological excavations in the country at this mid-17th century home site. As part of Archaeology Month, visit Pilgrim Hall Museum's Library on any Saturday in October to see the artifacts and talk with staff about the excavation.

LECTURE & BOOK-SIGNING:
Making Haste From Babylon
by Nick Bunker
November 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Please join us for the opportunity to hear English writer Nick Bunker talks about the latest volume to explore the Pilgrim experience. A former journalist and investment banker, Mr. Bunker spent eighteen months researching manuscript material previously unavailable in English public record offices. He also traveled to Northern Ireland, France and the Netherlands to gather material as well as visiting Plymouth and other parts of New England.

HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR!
December 4 & 5, 2010

Check back for details on Pilgrim Hall Museum's popular start to the holiday season.

FOREFATHERS DAY DINNER
December 21, 2010

Join the Pilgrim Society for the 390th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims.

Looking towards the Future!

In 2020, we will be celebrating the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
(and the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Pilgrim Society).
Planning has already begun - and not a moment too soon!
Do YOU have an idea of something that should be incorporated into the celebrations?
Send it along to director@pilgrimhall.org

On June 10, 2008, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick visited Pilgrim Hall Museum and signed an Executive Order creating a State Commission to plan the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims in 2020.
Click HERE for pictures of that event.

Do you need to contact us directly? Use director@pilgrimhall.org

Make a difference! Donations to the Pilgrim Society, to support the operations of Pilgrim Hall Museum, can be made online through www.networkforgood.org or by filling out a Donation Form
and mailing it to Pilgrim Hall Museum.

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