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Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites is a comprehensive guide to the interpretation of Christmas for manager, curators, and educators at house museums and historic sites in the United States. It shows how Christmas celebrations evolved to today along with regional differences to help create a distinct and accurate presentation for house museums of different periods and locations. It describes how to research and design Christmas programs and events, including tours of period rooms, festivals, performances, and modern decorator show houses, while protecting your site's collections and architecture. An extensive bibliography of books and articles about Christmas published in the last twenty years provides additional resources for museum staff.

Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic

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      Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
      Published 1/20/2024
      ISBN-13 9781538162941
      978-1538162941
      ISBN-10 1538162946
      Also in:
      Orality / Oral transmission

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites is a comprehensive guide to the interpretation of Christmas for manager, curators, and educators at house museums and historic sites in the United States. It shows how Christmas celebrations evolved to today along with regional differences to help create a distinct and accurate presentation for house museums of different periods and locations. It describes how to research and design Christmas programs and events, including tours of period rooms, festivals, performances, and modern decorator show houses, while protecting your site's collections and architecture. An extensive bibliography of books and articles about Christmas published in the last twenty years provides additional resources for museum staff.

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