| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
American Association for State and Local History Book Series
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American Association for State and Local History book series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Using living history to connect with visitors -- Putting living history in context -- Making meaning and creating authenticity at museums -- Examining successful first-person interpretation -- The power of children at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis -- "History Players" at the Minnesota History Center -- Enactment at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science -- Theater and exhibit actors at the Science Museum of Minnesota -- Opening doors at Conner Prairie -- "They're trying to learn for free!" -- Playing with living history in pop culture -- Conclusion -- Using living history for stronger programing and education -- Appendix. |
| Summary |
Here, David Allison, who has worked at several museums known for effective enactments, provides the fascinating stories of three large living history museums as they adapt to changing audience expectations; a solid overview of the types of interpretation that living history museums use; best practices (and practices for you to avoid) from the intersection of public history, individual agency, and business imperatives at museums and historic sites. Living History: Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites looks at the history of these compelling techniques, p. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Museums -- Educational aspects.
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Museums -- Educational aspects. |
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Museum theater -- Educational aspects.
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Museum theater. |
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Historical reenactments -- United States -- Case studies.
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Historical reenactments. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Historic sites -- Interpretive programs -- United States -- Case studies.
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History -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Case studies.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Museum Administration & Museology. |
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Historic sites -- Interpretive programs. |
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REFERENCE -- General. |
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History -- Study and teaching. |
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TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. |
| Indexed Term |
Living history Interpretive programs |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Allison, David B. Living history. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442263802 (DLC) 2016005949 |
| ISBN |
9781442263826 (Electronic) |
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1442263822 (Electronic) |
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9781442263802 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781442263819 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1442263806 |
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1442263814 |
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