open-air museum
Outside historical collection
An open-air museum displays buildings, structures, or artifacts outdoors rather than in enclosed galleries.
Historic buildings are often relocated to the site and arranged to recreate a village or settlement from a particular era: The open-air museum featured a working blacksmith shop and one-room schoolhouse.
Visitors walk through the grounds rather than exhibit halls.
Maintaining something's condition
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
craftsmanship · ancestry · folklore · lineage · provenance · heirlooms · legacy · handicrafts
Presentation for viewing
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
diorama · plaque · signage · docent · walkthrough · installation · collection · catalogue
Of earlier times
- eraDistinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
antiquity · ruins · relics · settlement · village · township · colonial · medieval
Land designated as park
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- groundsBasis for justification
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
stroll · garden · scenic · seasonal · picturesque · sprawling · acreage · hectares
Short outing, same-bed return
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
educational · weekend · photography · sightseeing · tourism · café · festival · workshop
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
customs · craftsmanship · ancestry · folklore · lineage · provenance · heirlooms · legacy · handicrafts · textiles
display
Presentation for viewing
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
replica · diorama · plaque · signage · docent · walkthrough · installation · collection · catalogue · reenactment
bygone
Of earlier times
civilization · antiquity · ruins · relics · settlement · village · township · colonial · medieval · Viking
parkland
Land designated as park
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- groundsBasis for justification
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
walkway · stroll · garden · scenic · seasonal · picturesque · sprawling · acreage · hectares · transplanted
daytrip
Short outing, same-bed return
exploration · educational · weekend · photography · sightseeing · tourism · café · festival · workshop
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- museumsexhibits, galleries, exhibitions, exhibit, exhibition
- art spacesart gallery, gallery, art studio, sculpture garden, exhibition hall
- cultural institutionsnational library, public library, library, national archive, archive
- folk museumsheritage village, Colonial Williamsburg
- heritage sitesWorld Heritage Site, historic landmarks, Machu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks