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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Historic Brattonsville is a 775-acre (3.14 km) American Revolution living history site and is a member of the Culture ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Museums in the West Midlands, Black Country Living Museum, National Motorcycle Museum, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, Bantock House Museum and Park, Walsall Art Gallery, Walsall Museum, Red House Cone, Walsall Leather Museum, Bishop Asbury Cottage, Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre. Excerpt: The Black Country Living Museum (formerly The Black Country Museum) is an open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings, located in Dudley in the West Midlands of England. The museum occupies a 105,000 square metres (26 acres) urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle in the centre of the Black Country conurbation. It was first opened in 1978, on land partly reclaimed from a former railway goods yard, disused lime kilns and former coal pits; and since then many more exhibits have been added to it. The Museum preserves some notable buildings from around the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall and the City of Wolverhampton; mainly in a specially built village. Most of the buildings are original, relocated from their original sites. As a living museum, these form a base from which volunteers portray life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Museum is constantly changing as new exhibits, especially buildings in the village, are being added. While most of the exhibits are indoors, on a wet day suitable clothing is recommended for walking between buildings. Canal boat at the Black Country Living Museum.A prominent landmark on the Tipton Road passing the main entrance is the frontage of Rolfe Street Baths, relocated from Smethwick. To the left of the main entrance is a more conventional exhibition area with displays of a number of artefacts made in the Black Country. This includes not o... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=375646 ... Read more

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Background and history of the Living Museum with full color artwork photos from their gallery ... Read more

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Chapters: Black Country Living Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Black Country Living Museum (formerly The Black Country Museum) is an open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings, located in Dudley in the West Midlands of England. The museum occupies a 105,000 square metres (26 acres) urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle in the centre of the Black Country conurbation. It was first opened in 1978, on land partly reclaimed from a former railway goods yard, disused lime kilns and former coal pits; and since then many more exhibits have been added to it. The Museum preserves some notable buildings from around the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall and the City of Wolverhampton; mainly in a specially built village. Most of the buildings are original, relocated from their original sites. As a living museum, these form a base from which volunteers portray life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Museum is constantly changing as new exhibits, especially buildings in the village, are being added. While most of the exhibits are indoors, on a wet day suitable clothing is recommended for walking between buildings. Canal boat at the Black Country Living Museum.A prominent landmark on the Tipton Road passing the main entrance is the frontage of Rolfe Street Baths, relocated from Smethwick. To the left of the main entrance is a more conventional exhibition area with displays of a number of artefacts made in the Black Country. This includes not only machinery, various kinds of vehicles, and the iron products which are a major feature of Black Country industry. It also includes more fragile items such as glassware, reflecting the centuries old industry of lead crystal glass production as well as the ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=375646 ... Read more

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Chapters: The Henry Ford, Fort Michilimackinac State Park, Fayette Historic Townsite. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Henry Ford -LogoThe Edison Institute was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover to Ford's longtime friend Thomas Edison on October 21, 1929 the 50th anniversary of the invention of the incandescent light bulb. Of the 260 people in attendance, some of the more famous were Marie Curie, George Eastman, John D. Rockefeller, Will Rogers, and Orville Wright. The dedication was carried on radio with listeners encouraged to turn off their electric lights until the switch was flipped at the Museum. The Edison Institute was originally composed of the Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, and the Greenfield Village Schools (an experimental learning facility). Initially, Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum were owned by the Ford Motor Company which cooperates with the Henry Ford to provide the Ford Rouge Factory Tour and is a sponsor of the school. The Henry Ford is sited between the Ford Dearborn test track and several Ford engineering buildings with which it shares the same style gates and brick fences. Buckminster Fuller's prototype Dymaxion house, in the Henry Ford MuseumHenry Ford Museum began as Henry Ford's personal collection of historic objects, which he began collecting as far back as 1906. Today, the 12 acre (49,000 m²) site is primarily a collection of antique machinery, pop culture items, automobiles, locomotives, aircraft, and other items: The Wright Cycle Company is now housed at Greenfield Village.The Henry Ford is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in America. Patrons enter at the gate, passing by the Josephine Ford Memorial Fountain and Benson Ford Research Center. Nearly one hundred historical buildi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=992689 ... Read more

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9 x 6 Staple-bound booklet. 12 Pages. Color photos. Small tear to front cover. "After 43 years in business and 10 million visitors, Movieland Wax Museum closed its doors for good on Oct. 31, 2005. About 50 of the museum's celebrity figures were shipped to a sister museum in San Francisco, and 80 others went to a museum in South Korea. Most of the rest were put up for public auction in March 2006, which brought in over a million dollars. The "Star Trek" cast went to a fan for $34,000. The Elizabeth Taylor / Cleopatra figure went for $25,000 The Christopher Reeve / Superman figure sold for $16,000 (just days after the death of Reeve's widow), and Elvis went for $14,000. That giant statue of Michelangelo's "David" that stood outside trhe museum? It brought in $120,000. The buyer was none other than USA Equities, which also bought several of the wax figures. They hope to incorporate a small part of the old museum into their new development, to "blend the old with the new..." The building will be demolished and replaced by "Movieland Plaza", a shopping center featuring a Best Buy store and a food court. However, there will be one reminder (beyond the name) of the former museum: some of the museum's wax stars will be on display (inside glass cases) at the new center, including Liz Taylor, Rudolph Valentino, Shirley Temple, Superman, Austin Powers and General George Patton - along with the museum's giant replica of Michelangelo's "David"." ... Read more

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Title: DC's living museum: this 446-acre tucked-away national botanical treasure is more than just another pretty face.(HEARTWOOD)(National Arboretum)
Author: Nancy Luria
Publication: American Forests (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 112Issue: 2Page: 7(4)

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William Henry, Genesee Country Village and Museum, Historic Richmond Town, Fort Ontario, Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Fort Klock, Philipsburg Manor, Amherst Museum, Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois, Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site, Mulford Farmhouse. Excerpt:The Hoover House, one of Amherst Museum's historic buildings. Amherst Museum is a historic house museum located in Amherst, NY . The Museum is dedicated to preserving the history the Town of Amherst, the Village of Williamsville and the Niagara Frontier . A 35-acre (140,000 m ) site, the Museum includes 12 historic buildings moved from their original site including homes, one-room schoolhouses , a barbershop, and a church; a main exhibit building; a collections storage facility; the Niederlander Research Library; and, the Country Store. An educational institution, Amherst Museum is chartered by the State of New York . Collections The Museum's collection contains over 50,000 objects. These include furniture , clothing , photographs , maps , ledgers , quilts and wedding gowns . Collection materials are housed in two places within the Museum, the Archives Room and the Anscombe Collections Storage Building, built in 2000. These buildings are not open to the public. Collections materials are exhibited on a rotating basis. Living History Cooks hard at work in the kitchen at Elliott House. The Museum's docents and volunteers provide a living history experience for visitors. Cooks work on the cast-iron 19th-century stove in Elliott House. The stove was specially cast for the Museum from an original mold produced by a local ironworks. Volunteers receive training on historic cooking through the Museum. Youth interpreters cannot use the stove until the... ... Read more

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ISSN 0148-8031. Proceeding of the 1997 Conference held in Staunton, VA. "On the Road Again: Mobility, Memory and Museums" was the theme of the meeting. ... Read more

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Good-sized book covering the travelling exhibition of Japan's Living Treasures during 1983 to museums in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. With over 240 full-page color photos of ceramics, garments, stencils, screens, swords, spears, boxes, sword-guards, and much more. Text covers Japanese traditional crafts and their government protection, a summary of history and current status of Japanese traditional crafts, and an introduction to the artists. ... Read more

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North Americas Leading Magazine About Britain. Great Articles from great departments like; Letter-Box, History in Focus, Living Heritage, Notable Britons, Reviews, Showcase, British Fare, Crossword, Who is It?, Whats Ahead and More. Also Great Feature Articles in this Issue like: The Burrell Collection Paradise of Antiques, Picture the British Isles Photo Contest, The Land of Pilgrim Fathers and More... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Catoctin Furnace, Phoenix Shot Tower, Baltimore Museum of Industry, Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum, Baltimore Public Works Museum. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Catoctin Furnace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediabody{behavior:url("/w/skins-1.5/vector/csshover.htc")} Catoctin Furnace ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=13444758 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arizona Science Center, Arizona State Capitol, Heard Museum, Pioneer Living History Village, Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites, Rosson House, Phoenix Art Museum, Hall of Flame Fire Museum, Arizona Street Railway Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Arizona Science Center is focused on inspiring, educating, and entertaining people about science. The Center is located in Heritage and Science Park in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Home to over 350 permanent hands-on exhibits, the Center is able to provide their 400,000 annual visitors with interactive experiences. Aside from the permanent exhibitions, Arizona Science Center has featured a number of nationally traveling exhibitions. Along with daily demonstrations throughout the Center, the Center provides shows in the Dorrance Planetarium and in the new, five-story, giant screen IMAX Theater. This non-profit corporation provides special educational programs and science activities for visitors of all ages including, summer science camp, Adults Night Out, thematic events, Stroller Science pre-school programs, and the Science on Wheels outreach program. Arizona Science Center, formerly the Arizona Museum of Science ... Read more