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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Rebirth: Creating the Museum of the Reconstruction Era and the Future of the House Museum

Rebirth: Creating the Museum of the Reconstruction Era and the Future of the House Museum

Taylor, Jennifer Whitmer

Paperback

Series: Reconstruction Reconsidered

Civil War Period (1850-1877)General Art

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ISBN10: 1643365835
ISBN13: 9781643365831
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: Apr 10 2025
Pages: 348
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Reimagining both the House Museum and Reconstruction memory for the twenty-first century

In Rebirth, public historian Jennifer Whitmer Taylor provides a compelling account of how to reenvision the historic house museum. Anchored by oral history interviews with docents and using the Museum of the Reconstruction Era--formerly known as the Woodrow Wilson Family Home--as a case study, Rebirth offers best practices for interpreting issues of contested public memory, such as white supremacy and domestic political terrorism, for twenty-first-century audiences. Taylor challenges readers to contemplate how historic sites interact with and contribute to vital contemporary political conversations. Rebirth is a necessary book for public history practitioners, students of museum studies and historic site interpretation, and those interested in the history and memory of the Reconstruction era.

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