Now Available!
Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites
Edited By Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy
Paperback $40 AASLH Members / $50 Nonmembers
Ebook $35.60 AASLH Members / $44.50 Nonmembers
This year, give your site the gift of holiday programming and exhibits that are historically accurate and engaging for all kind of visitors with the new book from AASLH, Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites!
The book offers a wide range of perspectives on interpreting Christmas at all kinds of sites from across the nation as well as practical guidance for planning, research, exhibits, and programming. Topics include:
- Researching accurate Christmas interpretation for your site, culture, and era
- Interpreting Christmas for culturally diverse audiences
- Interpreting Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays that reflect your community
- Managing visitor expectations of what Christmas “should” look like at a museum
- Reevaluating long-standing Christmas programs
- Working with volunteers, friends groups, garden clubs, and community partners
- Keeping your site and collections safe at holiday events and programs
The book is edited by Ken Turino and Max van Balgooy, who also co-edited the popular AASLH Book Series title Reimagining Historic House Museums: New Approaches and Proven Solutions.
AASLH members receive 20% off all AASLH Book Series titles when using the membership discount code at rowman.com!
Learn More at AASLH History Hour
Join us at AASLH History Hour on November 26 at 3 p.m. Eastern. History Hour is a free monthly networking and community building event. Turino and van Balgooy will be your hosts, and you’ll get the chance to talk about interpreting Christmas with them and your peers.
