Playing with the Past? Or Saving Our Future?

The Role of Fundamental Education in the Heritage Industry - As the manager of the Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) in Dorset, England, like many of you, I consider regularly what it is that we actually do. What services do we provide? How are we regarded by the public, by the education sector, by th...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b357bce424954dd3a4df36102c3f38f82021-12-01T14:42:32ZPlaying with the Past? Or Saving Our Future?2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/b357bce424954dd3a4df36102c3f38f82016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10228https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956The Role of Fundamental Education in the Heritage Industry - As the manager of the Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) in Dorset, England, like many of you, I consider regularly what it is that we actually do. What services do we provide? How are we regarded by the public, by the education sector, by the children we teach, and by those who pay to come through our doors. At face value, the question is simple—are we part of a Heritage Industry, or on the periphery of formal education systems? We are ‘fun’, ‘interesting’, ‘a good day out’, ‘fascinating’ and yes, let’s be frank, a bit ‘weird’—in the eyes of some, we ‘play with the past’.Luke WinterEXARCarticleeducationchildrenhealthexperiencearchaeological open-air museumiron ageviking ageearly middle agesunited kingdomMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2016/1 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic education
children
health
experience
archaeological open-air museum
iron age
viking age
early middle ages
united kingdom
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle education
children
health
experience
archaeological open-air museum
iron age
viking age
early middle ages
united kingdom
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Luke Winter
Playing with the Past? Or Saving Our Future?
description The Role of Fundamental Education in the Heritage Industry - As the manager of the Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) in Dorset, England, like many of you, I consider regularly what it is that we actually do. What services do we provide? How are we regarded by the public, by the education sector, by the children we teach, and by those who pay to come through our doors. At face value, the question is simple—are we part of a Heritage Industry, or on the periphery of formal education systems? We are ‘fun’, ‘interesting’, ‘a good day out’, ‘fascinating’ and yes, let’s be frank, a bit ‘weird’—in the eyes of some, we ‘play with the past’.
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