Interpreting Heritage: A Guide to Planning and Practice (Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage)

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Ask for recommendations from local heritage attractions and appoint consultants with an established track record and whose ideas you like. The following guidelines provide an overview of when and how interpretation planning should fit into the project development stages for large projects.

In the 1950s he was given freedom to wander the American National Parks and to come up with some new guidance that would underpin all of their public works. We will listen and learn, accepting that we do not have all the answers, to ensure that our collections, content and narratives connect to our audiences now and in the future.Its typed pages are available to read online and show in detail the recommendations that were made to sites when installing interpretation in a uniform way. Many fantastic interpretation projects are devised on a shoestring, while the sky can be the limit for cutting-edge digital interpretation. While interpretation is so often concerned with the transfer of knowledge between the heritage institution and the visitor, our job is not merely signposting or labelling heritage assets.

It involves telling the stories of a more diverse range of people and exploring different experiences or views of our complex heritage. According to Moscardo [12] interpretation can produce 'Mindful Visitors' who are carefully processing information and negotiating the meanings of the observed object or intangible element.Interpretation is a mission-based communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interests of the audience and the meanings inherent in the resource. The important thing is to be realistic, prioritise, compile detailed briefs and seek a number of comparable quotes from reputable sources to refine the budget. At Shire Hall, Dorset, visitors go on a journey through a series of galleries and historical spaces, including cells, docks and a historic courtroom.

This can be highly successful, but only when skilled interpretation practitioners are engaged and encouraged to craft collaborative and informed responses.Participants are highly encouraged to take part in the live lectures, but there will also be a possibility to engage with the recorded sessions afterwards.