Le vêtement historique hors des vitrines
Guides wearing costumes can be frequently encountered in heritage sites and open-air museums in the East of Canada. Wearing reproductions of period costumes, they are there to answer visitors’ questions, to guide them through the exhibition space and to help them have an unusual experience. They are...
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| Language: | fra |
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Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
2024-04-01
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| Series: | In Situ |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/40711 |
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| Summary: | Guides wearing costumes can be frequently encountered in heritage sites and open-air museums in the East of Canada. Wearing reproductions of period costumes, they are there to answer visitors’ questions, to guide them through the exhibition space and to help them have an unusual experience. They are sometimes responsible too for theatrical displays or demonstrating how old craftsmanships were carried out. The clothes they wear are an intentional part of a museum scenography for the interpretation of the buildings and surrounding artefacts. This method allows for the costumes to be admired in daylight and in movement, whilst the originals are kept safely in the museum’s display cases. These costumes have even become real trademarks for certain institutions, but the costumes worn by the guides are subjected to numerous technical and financial constraints which can hinder their uses. In Canada it is now difficult to find shops specialised in historic costume reproduction; the price of materials has risen and the rarity of sewing workshops raise challenges for the museums which hope to pursue dressing up their guides. The implementation of an annual finance plan for the upkeep of the designs can facilitate the management of the wardrobes and help maintain this interesting contribution to the atmosphere at a heritage site. |
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| ISSN: | 1630-7305 |