Katherine-<div><br></div><div>Our museum is currently incorporating a new thematic tour into our historic house using first person interpretation. The bulk of the tour will be inside the  first two floors of the house, highlighting the technological amenities by immersing the visitor into a specific time period and having them portray a ficticous character, in this case it is as a potential buyer of the home.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As it develops I can let you know how it progresses.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike Reuter<br><br>On Thursday, April 17, 2014, Katherine Hoppe &lt;<a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]"><a href="/scripts/wa-home.exe?LOGON=A3%3D1404C%26L%3DMUSEUM-L%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D295392%26B%3D--20cf3011dff573c93604f744c674%26T%3Dtext%252Fhtml%3B%2520charset%3DUTF-8%26pending%3D%26A3%3D1404C%26L%3DMUSEUM-L%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D295392%26B%3D--20cf3011dff573c93604f744c674%26T%3Dtext%252Fhtml%3B%2520charset%3DUTF-8%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a></a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Greetings everyone.  My name is Katherine and I am working on my graduate degree in Museum Studies.  I have a question about incorporating living history into a museum setting.<br>

<br></div>I&#39;ve personally been involved for 5 years with reenacting a real historical character with the local Renaissance Faire.  I&#39;ve also worked as an interpreter at a nearby historic house.  From my experience, I&#39;ve found that properly trained living history actors can greatly enhance the experience of the visitors, particularly school-age groups.  But I am hoping to hear from some other opinions, particularly in the area of conservation.<br>

<br></div>Has anyone had any experience with living history performers where they damaged collections in your museum?  Has anyone had the experience of having an exhibit jeopardized or detracted from by the presence or performance of living history actors?  While I&#39;ve normally seen performers do their work outside of historic structures, has anyone had any experience with these performers working inside the house?<br>

<br></div>Thank you all very much for your time and consideration.<br><br></div>Katherine Hoppe<br></div>The George Washington University<br></div>Washington, DC <br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra">

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