Living history : effective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites / / David B. Allison
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| Autore: |
Allison David B.
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| Titolo: |
Living history : effective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites / / David B. Allison
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 069.07 |
| Soggetto topico: | Museums - Educational aspects |
| Museum theater - Educational aspects | |
| Historical reenactments - United States | |
| Historic sites - Interpretive programs - United States | |
| History - Study and teaching - United States | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Living history - Interpretive programs |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Living history |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-6382-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798379903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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American Association for State and Local History