(Originally published in TOURISM)
For several years Upper Canada Village has been offering popular youth programs that allow children to immerse themselves in 1860s life. Now adults can also become a part of village life when they participate in an “Adult Overnight Live-In Adventure.” From Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon on select weekends in 2007, adults can become 19th century village inhabitants.
Upper Canada Village marketing officer Jancis Sommerville likes to remind people that the institution has been creating trends since it came into being in 1961: “We have always offered quality and award‑winning attractions at our living history museum where all interpreters wear period costumes. We have operational mills, farms and animals, right down to the gardens, so guests are able to step into the past," she continues. "We started this latest initiative last year. Adults can now come and get into costumes themselves and actually learn how to do some of the artisans' trades, work in the mills or engage in heritage cooking activities.”
Sommerville believes this is a natural evolution in terms of product offering for the institution, and a timely one as it allows guests to become part of the museum instead of only being invited to visit. “We are just getting one step deeper into it,” she concludes.
For several years Upper Canada Village has been offering popular youth programs that allow children to immerse themselves in 1860s life. Now adults can also become a part of village life when they participate in an “Adult Overnight Live-In Adventure.” From Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon on select weekends in 2007, adults can become 19th century village inhabitants.
Upper Canada Village marketing officer Jancis Sommerville likes to remind people that the institution has been creating trends since it came into being in 1961: “We have always offered quality and award‑winning attractions at our living history museum where all interpreters wear period costumes. We have operational mills, farms and animals, right down to the gardens, so guests are able to step into the past," she continues. "We started this latest initiative last year. Adults can now come and get into costumes themselves and actually learn how to do some of the artisans' trades, work in the mills or engage in heritage cooking activities.”
Sommerville believes this is a natural evolution in terms of product offering for the institution, and a timely one as it allows guests to become part of the museum instead of only being invited to visit. “We are just getting one step deeper into it,” she concludes.
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