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

SeriesAmerican Association for State and Local History
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Allison, David B., author. Living history Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442263802
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016007255
ISBN9781442263826 (Electronic)

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