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Title Reimagining historic house museums : new approaches and proven solutions / edited by Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy
Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource
Series American Association for State and Local History book series
American Association for State and Local History book series.
Contents pt. I. Fundamentals and essentials : -- ch. 1. Imagining a reimagining process for house museums / Max A. van Balgooy -- ch. 2. Enterprising historic house museums / Lawrence J. Yerdon -- ch. 3. Evaluation is not just nice, it is necessary / Conny C. Graft -- ch. 4. The essential role of boards in reimagining house museums / Donna Ann Harris -- ch. 5. Reaching new heights with volunteers in historic house museums / Alexandra Rasic -- ch. 6. Surviving a capital campaign: a slightly irreverent guide to fund-raising / Nina Zannieri -- ch. 7. Success factors for small historic house museums / Monta Lee Dakin and Steve Friesen -- ch. 8. Reimagine house museums: loosen up but don't let go! / Thomas A. Woods -- ch. 9. Value of history statement / History Relevance -- pt. II. Audiences : -- ch. 10. Using historic house museum audiences to drive change / Katherine Kane -- ch. 11. Cultural heritage travelers and historic house museums / Amy Jordan Webb -- ch. 12. Finding Numen at historic sites / Ron M. Potvin -- ch. 13. Community engagement: radical renewal for historic house museums / Dawn DiPrince -- pt. III. Different approaches to familiar topics : -- ch. 14. 'Do something transformative' / Callie Hawkins and Erin Carlson Mast -- ch. 15. Listening for the silences: stories of enslaved and free domestic workers / Jennifer Pustz -- ch. 16. Interpreting women's lives at historic house museums / Mary A. van Balgooy -- ch. 17. Where the magic happened: historic homes as sites of intimacy / Susan Ferentinos -- ch. 18. Reflecting race and ethnicity in house museums / Jane M. Eliasof and Claudia Ocello -- ch. 19. Do furnishings matter? The power of furnishings in historic house museums / Laura C. Keim -- ch. 20. Rethinking architecture in the realm of house museum interpretation / Cheryl A. Bachand -- ch. 21. Looking beyond the front door to find spirit of place / Lucinda A. Brockway -- pt. IV. Methods : -- ch. 22. The historic house museum tour: a matter of life and death / Patricia West -- ch. 23. Everyone's history matters: school programs at Historic New England / Carolin Collins -- ch. 24. Creating minds-on exhibitions in historic house museums / Robert Kiihne -- pt. V. Imagining new kinds of house museums : -- ch. 25. Reinventing the historic house museum: three potential futures / Elizabeth Merritt -- ch. 26. Yes, America, you need another house museum (but read this book first) / Kenneth C. Turino
Summary Creating tours, school programs, and other interpretive activities at historic house museums are among the most effective ways to engage the public in the history of their community and yet many organizations fail to achieve their potential. This guide describes the essential elements of successful interpretation: content, audience, and methods
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 29, 2019)
Subject Historic house museums -- Interpretive programs -- United States
Museum visitors -- United States -- Services for
Historic house museums -- Interpretive programs.
Museum visitors -- Services for.
United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Turino, Kenneth, editor.
Balgooy, Max van, editor.
LC no. 2019022164
ISBN 9781442272996
1442272996