Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites

The comprehensive guide to the interpretation of Christmas at museums and historic sites. It shows how Christmas celebrations evolved along with regional differences to help create a distinct and accurate presentation for museums of different periods and locations.

Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites is a comprehensive guide to the interpretation of Christmas for manager, curators, and educators at house museums and historic sites in the United States. It shows how Christmas celebrations evolved to today along with regional differences to help create a distinct and accurate presentation for house museums of different periods and locations. It describes how to research and design Christmas programs and events, including tours of period rooms, festivals, performances, and modern decorator show houses, while protecting your site’s collections and architecture. An extensive bibliography of books and articles about Christmas published in the last twenty years provides additional resources for museum staff.