The Colonial was built to support Broadway productions. However, since 2006, that market has deteriorated significantly.

The digitally woven surface is a collage of colonial icons; Maroon leaders, angels, Inca royalty, military troops, brides, and priests swirl across a barren pink and blue landscape.

Gabriel Norwood, the museum director at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, will be giving his presentation, “In Conflict and Alliance,” on August 10.