Newest Era
Book Review: Geschichtstheater. Formen der "Living History" by Wolfgang Hochbruck
National interest in re-production of history started when the Ethnological Commission of Westphalia called together with Freilichtmuseum Cloppenburg, one of the oldest German open-air museums, a conference on the topic of “Living history in the Museum” in 2007 in Cloppenburg, Niedersachsen. Subsequent conferences made it clear that - apart from predictable doubts about the reliability and quality of the reconstructions of historical life-worlds and events - there was a significant dissonance regarding terminologies.
Book Review: From Rome to Las Vegas. Reconstructions of Ancient Roman Architecture by Anita Rieche
Paul Edward Montgomery Ramírez PhD
I am a Public Archaeologist and PhD researcher out of University of York. I specialize in the representation of marginalized cultures.
Access to Cultural Heritage Sites for All
Tangible and Intangible Knowledge: the Unique Contribution of Archaeological Open-Air Museums
***Over the years my personal research interests have focussed on the less tangible elements of the past, such as gender issues, perishable material culture, and the sensory worlds of the past, but all of these have been underpinned by a longstanding appreciation of the role experimental archaeology can play as...
Looking Back
***Over 25 years I have actively worked with knowledge dissemination and bringing history alive. From this experience I have concluded that it has been among the most fantastic developments since museums first started...
Making Butser Ancient Farm More Accessible
Conference Review: Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism, Mistelbach (AT)
What Does Your Visitor Experience? Making the Most of Live Interpretation in a Unique Setting
***Archaeological Open-Air Museums (AOAM) offer a unique setting in which live interpretation can make history come truly alive. For many, or perhaps all, AOAM history is the product being sold to the public. During the five years the OpenArch project has run the partners have spent many hours discussing the...