Living Memory: Taking Cultural Conservation Outdoors
While museums and archives have an undoubtable role to play in preserving and educating us about the past, they have one distinct flaw: they’re static. Cataloging items and exhibiting them to the public is necessary, but not sufficient to create the sense of engagement that really binds us to our history. Just like watching a documentary isn’t the same as experiencing nature, certain traditions can only be perpetuated by actually practicing them. Building a Finnish Log Cabin from Scratch For…