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Within These Walls ... <http://americanhistory.si.edu/house/>. Created by the National Museum of American History. Judith Gradwohl, Web site team director; New Tilt, Web site design and development. Reviewed Oct. 6–Nov. 11, 2002.
A historic house museum offers visitors a unique way to encounter the past. Because it envelopes the visitor in a space that has meaning, the building itself provides narrative structure—literally and metaphorically—to the interpretation. House museums sometimes fail, however, to link their stories to broader historical themes, for the immediacy of the environment may overwhelm the bigger story. Oddly—since it is virtual—this problem affects the Within These Walls ... Web site. . . .
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