There is a particular kind of American attraction that exists somewhere between a museum, a candy store, and a theme park, and refuses to commit to any of them. You walk in expecting exhibits and leave with a sugar headache, a souvenir photo, and a vague sense that you have […]
Read MoreOpen-Air Museums in the U.S.: Living History of Crafts and Daily Life, No Glass Cases
Most museums ask you to stand still. You walk a marked route, lean toward a label, read a few lines about an object resting behind glass, and move on. The object is real, but the distance is built in. You are looking at the past the way you look at […]
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