Interpreting Heritage

A Guide to Planning and Practice
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-42915-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 156 mm, Gewicht: 462 g

Reihe: Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

Interpreting Heritage is a practical book about the planning and delivery of interpretation that will give anyone working in the heritage sector the confidence and tools they need to undertake interpretation.

Steve Slack suggests a broad formula for how interpretation can be planned and executed and describes some of the most popular – and potentially challenging, or provocative – forms of interpretation. Slack also provides practical guidance about how to deliver different forms of interpretation, while avoiding potential pitfalls. Exploring some of the ethical questions that arise when presenting information to the public and offering a grounding in some of the theory that underpins interpretive work, the book will be suitable for those who are completely new to interpretation. Those who already have some experience will benefit from tools, advice and ideas to help build on their existing practice.

Drawing upon the author’s professional experiences of working within, and for, the heritage sector, Interpreting Heritage provides advice and suggestions that will be essential for practitioners working in museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, outdoor sites, science centres, castles, stately homes and other heritage venues around the world. It will also be of interest to students of museum and heritage studies who want to know more about how heritage interpretation works in practice.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Slack, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1 What is interpretation?; 2 What is heritage?; 3 Interpretation planning; 4 Purposes of interpretation; 5 Audiences; 6 Interpretive outcomes; 7 Selecting interpretive devices; 8 The interpretive catalogue; 9 Delivering interpretive projects; 10 Managing and maintaining interpretation; 11 Evaluating interpretation

Über Autor(innen)

Steve Slack is a heritage interpretation consultant. He began his professional career at the Imperial War Museum and the British Museum and has been an independent interpreter and consultant since 2009, working with museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other heritage sites. www.steveslack.co.uk