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living history

Noun

Meaning

living history (uncountable)

The incorporation of historical tools, activities and clothing into an interactive presentation, to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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This is the worst problem with living history museums. They always leave the best parts out. Like typhus. And opium. And scarlet letters. Shunning. Witch-burning. Chuck Palahniuk

What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color can find someone in their own family who had experienced a migration of some kind, knowing the sense of dislocation, longing and fortitude. Isabel Wilkerson

All the things that are part of your heritage make you British - that makes this country what it is. It's part of your history. And here, unlike America, it's still living history. Bill Bryson

I love art, and I love history, but it is living art and living history that I love... William Morris

I got to have about 15 minutes with Michelle Obama, and that was a big deal because you're like, 'Wow, I'm part of living history.' You know? I definitely think she could take me in an arm wrestling match. Ross Mathews

According to Martyn Lyons in his book Books: A Living History, Gutenberg’s dye was indelible, oil-based, and made from the soot of lamps (lamp-black) mixed with varnish and egg white. Source: Internet

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