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Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA, April 20, 2005 – Is the Smithsonian coming to town? Technically, it is already here! Plimoth Plantation proudly announced today, at a South Shore Community Leaders Breakfast, that effective April 17, 2005, the museum known for its expertise in 17th-century New England, has been accepted as an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
“The Smithsonian would like to say congratulations and welcome aboard! We look forward to working with Plimoth Plantation to enhance the vital services the museum offers to the public—transporting visitors back to the time of the first English colonists, and the Native Wampanoag People,” said Lawrence M. Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. “The many stories they tell are vitally important to an understanding of our country’s origins.”
In 1997, the Smithsonian established an initiative to develop long-term relationships with museums through out the United States, while increasing awareness of the Smithsonian and its offerings-hence the Smithsonian Affiliations program. The program allows select organizations to incorporate the expertise of Smithsonian scholarship, as well as the Smithsonian’s unmatched collections into their long-term exhibition plans and educational outreach using the collections and intellectual property of the Smithsonian to enhance program offerings and reflect the interests and needs of local constituencies. Affiliate organizations must have goals compatible with the Smithsonian's mission, and they must maintain the high standard of excellence that is synonymous with Smithsonian's exhibit presentation and museum education. Plimoth Plantation met that criteria and was accepted into the program.
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- Plimoth Plantation
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- Plymouth MA
- United States 02362
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- +1.50874616
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