living history

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living history (uncountable)

  1. The incorporation of historical tools, activities and clothing into an interactive presentation, to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time.
    • 2014 December 28, Lapham's Quarterly[1]:
      "First person," sometimes known as "living history," is a museum-teaching technique where educators are in costume and in character, and the historic site is set to a specific year.
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