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Réf.
41475
Type
conference item
Titre
Safeguarding Cultural Heritage Sites: The Dynamics of Interpretation and the Contribution of Effective Design
Langues
English
Auteurs
Sterry, Patricia
Date
2008
Pages
9 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
visitors / visitor centres / historic sites / tourism management / interpretation / public awareness / transmission
Pays mentionnés
United Kingdom
Monuments et sites
Culloden Visitor Centre in Scotland, UK
Résumé en anglais
Most cultural heritage sites present theirvisitors with meaningful interpretation of place and
objects on display. Visitors are engaged and a range ofobjectives fulfilled. For some sites interpretative
provision is limited and not so successful, there aredegrees of authenticity and guidance which do not
provide visitors with a stimulating and enjoyableexperience. The challenge is to find ways of engaging
visitors not only to the value and significance of a site butalso to raise awareness of its vulnerability. This paper
will consider how we can effectively transfer the spirit ofplace to cultural heritage sites using the dynamics of
effective interpretation and design (including the use ofnew technology). Using examples drawn from the UK,
including the new Culloden Visitor Centre in Scotland,the discussion centres around the concept that effective
interpretation safeguards cultural heritage sites and givesmeaning to place, fully engages its visitors and provides a
context for ownership, personal experiences andmemories.
objects on display. Visitors are engaged and a range ofobjectives fulfilled. For some sites interpretative
provision is limited and not so successful, there aredegrees of authenticity and guidance which do not
provide visitors with a stimulating and enjoyableexperience. The challenge is to find ways of engaging
visitors not only to the value and significance of a site butalso to raise awareness of its vulnerability. This paper
will consider how we can effectively transfer the spirit ofplace to cultural heritage sites using the dynamics of
effective interpretation and design (including the use ofnew technology). Using examples drawn from the UK,
including the new Culloden Visitor Centre in Scotland,the discussion centres around the concept that effective
interpretation safeguards cultural heritage sites and givesmeaning to place, fully engages its visitors and provides a
context for ownership, personal experiences andmemories.
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yes
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