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Author:

Allison, David B., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016006588

Title:

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

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 109 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Museums--Environmental aspects.
Museum theater--Environmental aspects.
Historical reenactments--United States--Case studies.
Historic sites--Interpretive programs--United States--Case studies.
History--Study and teaching--United States--Case studies.
Interpretive programs--Interpretive programs

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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 -- 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: Poems on memory and the past.

Series:

American Association for State and Local History Book Series

ISBN:

1442263814
9781442263819
1442263806
9781442263802

OCLC:

(OCoLC)938855910

LCCN:

2016005949

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)