LEADER 03412oam 2200649 450 001 9910798379903321 005 20230808193005.0 010 $a1-4422-6382-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000657684 035 $a(EBL)4503899 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001669113 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16461458 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001669113 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15004766 035 $a(PQKB)10731740 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16465436 035 $a(PQKB)23712822 035 $a(DLC) 2016007255 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4503899 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000657684 100 $a20160212d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiving history $eeffective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites /$fDavid B. Allison 210 1$aLanham :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 225 0 $aAmerican Association for State and Local History 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-6381-4 311 $a1-4422-6380-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aHere, David Allison, who has worked at several museums known for effective enactments, provides the fascinating stories of three large living history museums as they adapt to changing audience expectations; a solid overview of the types of interpretation that living history museums use; best practices (and practices for you to avoid) from the intersection of public history, individual agency, and business imperatives at museums and historic sites. Living History: Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites looks at the history of these compelling techniques, p 410 0$aAmerican Association for State and Local History 606 $aMuseums$xEducational aspects 606 $aMuseum theater$xEducational aspects 606 $aHistorical reenactments$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aHistoric sites$xInterpretive programs$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aHistory$xStudy and teaching$zUnited States$vCase studies 610 $aLiving history$aInterpretive programs 615 0$aMuseums$xEducational aspects. 615 0$aMuseum theater$xEducational aspects. 615 0$aHistorical reenactments 615 0$aHistoric sites$xInterpretive programs 615 0$aHistory$xStudy and teaching 676 $a069.07 700 $aAllison$b David B.$01566783 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798379903321 996 $aLiving history$93837635 997 $aUNINA