Importance of an open-air museum to American Culture:
Open-air museums can have more of a historical impact on the viewer over a house museum. Some might learn more about the area itself because of an open-air museum or they may see a select amount of buildings with the same types of elements and decide to do more research on it themselves. To educate is the main purpose of an open-air museum as well as the importance of the history behind it.
What we can learn from an open-air museum is who lived there before us, how their landscape changed from where it was to where it is today, as well as what they did on a day-to-day basis. We can learn certain things to why we do certain things the way we do them today, or maybe just in that specific region still. Another importance is the information that some people see from museums like these are a career. There are certain things in life that change us such as our thinking, ideas, and decisions that we make. Someone who isn't interested, or may not know it yet, and goes to one of these sites with family possibly as a child or teen may see true value in it and want to make it into a career choice within college and beyond. That in itself is a great asset to society, keeping history going for generations to see what the past has helped us create for today.
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