Living History
Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites
1st Edition
Published on 13. May 2016
122 pages
979-8-216-25781-3 (ISBN)
Description
Engaging audiences through costumed staff at museums and historic sites is one of the most effective ways to interpret the past for a public used to multimedia presentations on their TVs and computers.
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 reams of data and studies compiled by evaluators over the past 10 years.an exploration of the 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, provides best practices and strategies for implementing them today, and provides a roadmap for the future of costumed interpretation.
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 reams of data and studies compiled by evaluators over the past 10 years.an exploration of the 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, provides best practices and strategies for implementing them today, and provides a roadmap for the future of costumed interpretation.
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David B. Allison
Living History
Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites
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05/2016
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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David Allison is Manager of Onsite Programs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He helps to create and sustain high-quality shows and facilitated experiences for visitors of all ages. His most recent projects at the museum include writing and developing a new multimodal show on the science of flight. In addition, he works with a team of enactors who portray composite historical characters in the gallery halls and for temporary exhibits at the museum.
Content
INTRODUCTION.. Using Living History to Connect with Visitors
PUTTING LIVING HISTORY IN CONTEXTMAKING MEANING AND CREATING AUTHENTICITY AT MUSEUMSEXAMINING SUCCESSFUL FIRST-PERSON INTERPRETATIONThe 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
PUTTING LIVING HISTORY IN CONTEXTMAKING MEANING AND CREATING AUTHENTICITY AT MUSEUMSEXAMINING SUCCESSFUL FIRST-PERSON INTERPRETATIONThe 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
