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Interpreting historic house museums / edited by Jessica Foy Donnelly.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- American Association for State and Local History book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical museums--United States--Management.
- Historical museums.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--United States.
- Historic buildings.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.
- Historic sites--Interpretive programs.
- Dwellings--Conservation and restoration.
- Dwellings.
- Management.
- United States.
- Dwellings--Conservation and restoration--United States.
- Historic sites--Interpretive programs--United States.
- Historic sites.
- United States--History, Local.
- Local history.
- Public history--United States.
- Public history.
- United States--Cultural policy.
- Cultural policy.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 Past, Present, and Future: The Place of the House Museum in the Museum Community / Patrick H. Butler III 18
- 2 Interpretation Planning: Why and How / Barbara Abramoff Levy 43
- 3 Interpreting the Whole House / Rex M. Ellis 61
- 4 Making Gender Matter: Interpreting Male and Female Roles in Historic House Museums / Debra A. Reid 81
- 5 Grounds for Interpretation: The Landscape Context of Historic House Museums / Catherine Howett 111
- 6 The Historic House Furnishings Plan: Process and Product / Bradley C. Brooks 128
- 7 "I Wish You Could Take a Peek at Us at the Present Moment": Infusing the Historic House with Characters and Activity / Nancy E. Villa Bryk 144
- 8 Balancing Our Commitments: Access and Historic Preservation / Valerie Coons McAllister 168
- 9 Historic House Tours That Succeed: Choosing the Best Tour Approach / Barbara Abramoff Levy 192
- 10 Creating Memorable Visits: How to Develop and Implement Theme-Based Tours / Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd 210
- 11 Engaging Visitors through Effective Communication / Margaret Piatt 231
- 12 Building a Tool Kit for Your Interpreters: Methods of Success from Drayton Hall / Meggett B. Lavin 251
- 13 Endless Possibilities: Historic House Museum Programs That Make Educators Sing / Jamie Credle 269
- 14 Programming at the Shadows: Education with a Mission / Patricia L. Kahle 293.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0759102503
- 0759102511
- OCLC:
- 48989341
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