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Living history : effective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites / David B. Allison.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Allison, David B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
Series:American Association for State and Local History book series.
Subjects:
Museums > Educational aspects.
Museum theater > Educational aspects.
Historical reenactments > United States > Case studies.
Historic sites > Interpretive programs > United States > Case studies.
History > Study and teaching > United States > Case studies.
Historic sites > Interpretive programs.
Historical reenactments.
History > Study and teaching.
United States.
Case studies.
Table of 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.

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