There appears to be a strong new trend in cultural tourism called grief tourism or (my new favorite word) thanatourism. The Grief Tourism blog lists categories of thanatourism in which one can specialize, including battlefield, cemetery, ghost, Holocaust and prison specializations, as well as sites of murders, natural disasters and terrorism. A recent history museum […]
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Museums, paranormality and the (un)real world
Museums often have difficulty defining their roles and niches in the 21st century. Apparently one problem raising its head lately is the issue of dealing with swarms of paranormal investigators interested in tracking departed spirits in historic properties, all under the rubric of what is oddly called reality TV. It’s apparently a real-life problem for […]