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Press release
Interpreters
from museums and heritage sites will be heading to Bournemouth this autumn for
the annual conference of the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI). The
theme for the conference, from 13 to 15 October, is ‘Effective
Communication: Exploring new strategies for interpretation’.
AHI
has lined up some inspiring speakers, including the Arts & Education team
from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site; Phil Whitfield, Head of
Interpretation at Forestry Commission Scotland, and Emma Carver, Head of
Interpretation at English Heritage, who will be talking about the latest
developments with the Stonehenge visitor centre.
Delegates
will also be testing the best of new interpretation in Dorset, including The
Tank Museum, Bovington, and the National Trust’s Corfe Castle, as well as
finding out about plans for the new visitor centre at Durlston Country Park,
gateway to the Jurassic Coast WHS.
AHI
is a key forum for anyone interested in interpretation – the art of helping
people explore and appreciate our world. It aims to promote excellence in
the practice of interpretation and to gain wider recognition of interpretation
as a professional activity. To find out more about AHI and the
conference, visit www.ahi.org.uk.
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for editors For
further information: Please
contact Cathy Lewis, Publicity Advisor, Association for Heritage
Interpretation. Tel: 01929 439027. Email: [log in to unmask] m/f Association
for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) Membership
of AHI is open to everyone with an interest in communicating about and explaining
our natural and cultural surroundings. Members receive Interpretation Journal
twice a year and the Interpretation e-newsletter six times a year, and have
the opportunity of attending the AHI’s annual three-day conference and
other seminars and events. Interpretation Interpretation
is defined by AHI as a process that enriches lives through engaging emotions,
enhancing experiences and deepening understanding of people, places, events
and objects from past and present. |
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July 2010
Kim Klug
Administrator | Association for Heritage
Interpretation
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