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Pilgrims Gallery at Bassetlaw Museum
Pilgrims Gallery is a new interactive gallery at Bassetlaw Museum in Nottinghamshire celebrating the life of William Brewster, one of the region’s most famous sons.
The Musuem is in the pretty market town of Retford, at the heart of an area that was a hotbed of radical religious thinking in the 17th century, home to many of the Separatists who organised the Mayflower's pioneering voyage to America.
The Gallery has two sections: one part is a reproduction of an early 17th century study and the other is a contemporary exhibition space.
The study is not dissimilar to one which would have existed at the nearby Scrooby Manor where Brewster lived.
In here, through a mirror, visitors see William recounting four stories: his early life in North Nottinghamshire; the reasons why the Separatists wished to break away from the Church of England; the life the Pilgrims experienced in Leiden, Holland and finally, the journey aboard the Mayflower and their later life in America.
There is also a ‘story chair’ where visitors can sit and listen to King James becoming angry with the Separatists; the child’s voice of Jonathan Brewster talking about being forced to leave his home and everything he is familiar with; Mary Brewster, William’s wife explaining her fears and also her faith, which enabled her to follow her husband to a new and unknown life ahead; and a further story from a traveller along the Great North Road who recounts the secretive and dangerous times that existed in 1608.
A costumed tour guide can be arranged to meet groups with prior notice and the gallery will be staffed in case of any questions from visitors etc. You can contact Isabelle at the museum with any group enquiries. Contact via isabelle.richards@bassetlaw.gov.uk
Explore more at www.pilgrimroots.co.uk/pilgrims-gallery
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