Mcgill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History Ser.: ...

Name: Mcgill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History Ser.: ...
Brand: McGill-Queen's University Press

McGill-Queen's University Press

Family TiesLiving History in Canadian House Museums\nAuthor(s): Andrea Terry\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780773545625, 978-0773545625\nSynopsis\nHouse museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience \""what it felt like to live back then.\"" In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and relevance of domesticated representations of Victorian material culture in a contemporary multicultural context. Through three case studies, Terry examines Victorian homes that have been repurposed as living history museums that host speculative performances of the past. The credibility of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, William Lyon Mackenzie House in Toronto, and the Sir George-.