Reimagining historic house museums : new approaches and proven solutions

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Reimagining historic house museums : new approaches and proven solutions

Entry/Object ID

Library.1512

Description

vii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. The book profiles historic sites that are using new models to engage with their communities to become more relevant, are adopting creative forms of interpretation and programming, and earning income to become more financially sustainable. Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index. Contents: Fundamentals and Essentials: Chapter 1 Imagining a Reimagining Process for House Museums by Max A. van Balgooy -- Chapter 2 Enterprising House Museums by Lawrence J. Yerdon -- Chapter 3 Evaluation is Not Just Nice, It is Necessary by Conny C. Graft -- Chapter 4 The Essential Role of Boards in Reimaging House Museums by Donna Ann Harris -- Chapter 5 Reaching New Heights with Volunteers in Historic House Museums by Alexandra Rasic -- Chapter 6 Surviving a Capital Campaign: A Slightly Irreverent Guide to Fundraising by Nina Zannieri -- Chapter 7 Success Factors for Small Historic House Museums by Monta Lee Dakin and Steve Friesen -- Chapter 8 Reimagine House Museums: Loosen Up but Don’t Let Go! By Thomas A. Woods -- Chapter 9 Value of History Statement by History Relevance; Part II Audiences -- Chapter 10 Using Historic House Museum Audiences to Drive Change by Katherine Kane -- Chapter 11 Cultural Heritage Travelers and Historic House Museums by Amy Jordan Webb -- Chapter 12 Finding Numen at Historical Sites by Ron M. Potvin -- Chapter 13 Community Engagement: Radical Renewal for Historic House Museums by Dawn DiPrince; Part III Different Approaches to Familiar Topics -- Chapter 14 “Do Something Transformative” by Callie Hawkins and Erin Carlson Mast -- Chapter 15 Listening for the Silences: Stories of Enslaved and Free Domestic Workers by Jennifer Pustz -- Chapter 16 Interpreting Women’s Lives at Historic House Museums by Mary A. van Balgooy -- Chapter 17 Where the Magic Happened by Susan Ferentinos -- Chapter 18 Reflecting Race and Ethnicity in House Museums by Jane M. Eliasof and Claudia Ocello -- Chapter 19 Why Do Furnishings Matter?: The Power of Furnishings in Historic House Museums by Laura C. Keim -- Chapter 20 Rethinking Architecture in the Realm of House Museum Interpretation by Cheryl A. Bachand -- Chapter 21 Looking Beyond the Front Door to Find Spirit of Place by Lucinda A. Brockway; Part IV Methods -- Chapter 22 The Historic House Museum Tour: A Matter of Life and Death by Patricia West -- Chapter 23 Everyone’s History Matters: School Programs at Historic New England by Carolin Collins -- Chapter 24 Creating Minds-On Exhibitions in Historic House Museums by Robert Kiihne; Part V Imagining New Kinds of House Museums -- Chapter 25 Reinventing the Historic House Museum: Three Potential Futures by Elizabeth Merritt with responses by Carol B. Stapp, Susie Wilkening, Brian Joyner, Jorge A. Hernandez, Emiliano ‘Nano’ Calderon, Nathan Ritchie, Barbara Silberman, and Joe McGill -- Chapter 26 Yes, America, You Need Another House Museum (But Read This Book First) by Kenneth Turino. Includes the interpretation of servants, domestic help and other hired household help in historic house museums along with retelling the story of enslaved people and slavery.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Historic house museums -- Interpretive programs -- United States., Historic sites -- Interpretive programs -- United States., Museum visitors -- United States -- Services for., United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918., Household employees -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Household employees -- United States -- History -- 20th century., Household employees -- United States -- Social conditions., Household employees -- United States -- Social life and customs., Households -- United States -- History., United States -- History, Local., United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918.

Publication Details

Author

Turino, Kenneth, editor., Balgooy, Max van, editor.

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield,

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Lanham, Maryland

Call No.

E 159 .T8 2019

ISBN

978144227297