Editing Living history (section)

==Activities==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J0628-0006-001, Interessengemeinschaft Mandan-Indianer.jpg|thumb|1970 Mandan Indian real history event in [[Taucha]], near Leipzig, Eastern Germany]]

Activities may be confined to wearing period dress and explaining relevant historical information, either in role (also called [[first-person interpretation]]) or out of character (also called [[third-person interpretation]]). While many museums allow their staff to move in and out of character to better answer visitor questions, some encourage their staff to stay in role at all times.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Living history portrayal often involves demonstrating everyday activities such as cooking, cleaning, medical care, or particular skills and [[handicrafts]]. Depending on the [[List of time periods#Historical periods|historical period]] portrayed, these might include [[Spinning (textiles)|spinning]], [[sewing]], [[loom]] [[weaving]], [[tablet weaving]], [[inkle weaving]] or [[tapestry]] weaving, [[cloth]] [[dyeing]], [[basket weaving]], [[rope]] making, [[Leather crafting|leather-working]], [[shoemaking]], [[metalworking]], [[glassblowing]], [[woodworking]] or other crafts. Considerable research is often applied to identifying authentic techniques and often recreating replica tools and equipment.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}