Posts Tagged with #PEQUOT CAFÉ
A must visit if you are visiting or staying at Foxwoods Resort or anywhere nearby. We got a $10 discount by showing my hotel room key card. I learned so much about the Pequot natives and the historical educational experience was fascinating.
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This is a wonderful museum, probably one of the best I’ve ever been to concerning Native Americans. The exhibits are thoughtfully put together and informative without being boring. The museum is huge as well, I spent 2 hours in there and could have used another 2 for sure. It’s a great place for both adults and children. I would recommend to take a sweater with you because it’s quite cold in the building!
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It was very clean and informative! With many exhibits that just catch your eye and pull you in. My partner and I went without a guide or audio player, it made all seem like a grand adventure as we wandered about finding everything.I plan to go again next I'm in the area.
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Amazing display! Make sure the shuttle comes for you. Five of us were abandoned there late yesterday afternoon and had to find a way to contact Foxworth ourselves to get the shuttle to come close to an hour after closing. The shuttle driver said no call was sent. Who to believe?
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Absolutely love this museum. This is truly a family favorite! I have been coming with my sister since we were only 10 years old. My family and I recently visited this past weekend and were blown away by the upgrades. The Pequot village and live interaction outside, left my children beyond ecstatic. This museum always leaves me wanting to come back again and again. The Indian culture is amazingly beautiful and beyond inspiring!
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The new management has is terrible starting at the head I've been told the interm Ditector has no experience with Native culture or it's people. I also found her to be very rude,disrespectful towards Natives and our culture. Very few actual Natives work there very run of the mill same old archeological garbage that has been the standard to long. I certainly expected better as a proud traditional native I was very disappointed.
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Beautiful, huge, Smithsonian quality museum. Seriously, if you live in southern New England, or are visiting, very worth a days visit (and it will take a good part of the day). Very informative with a lot of thought (and money) put into it. I really appreciated the incredible architecture and attention to detail of the history of a people and a place.
My only wish is that it had an exhibit area appropriate for small children. We brought a five and three year old, but there aren't any interactive exhibit areas for kids, which really seems a shame considering the subject matter. I can think of many Native American related activities that would have really held their interest. It would also have been nice if there were knowledgeable real people in the village area (or elsewhere) that were demonstrating activities or that we could have asked questions of (maybe during the weekend there are live demonstrations).
The other issue we noticed is that it's a little difficult to navigate the museum if you can't do stairs, since you have to take three different elevators to get from the lowest level to the cafe area. FYI the cafeteria has excellent unusual food with a native/local theme, and it's priced quite reasonably.
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A very high quality, well put together, and thought out museum and cultural center. It is very obvious the care and consideration that went into the creation of this museum. With intricate and engaging displays, that put you in the middle of the educational experience, and well researched documentaries prepare to spend several hours here to just get started!
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Beautiful exhibits. I love the free audio tour. If it wasn't $15 for students, I would have given 5 stars. Price is kind of expensive.
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The museum shows the entire history of Pequot people and the entire region from ice age to modern times. This place is huge, informative, and very beautiful. The documentaries on the conflict with european settlers were surprisingly balanced. If you want to know how to build-up a community from shacks and trailers to astonishing wealth in many difficult steps, visit this place and learn. Do not forget the restaurant on the 4th level. They make the best turkey sandwich and the best crunberry lemonade.
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