Participants explore hands-on devices in the Great Orme Country Park visitor center

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Creating Better Interpretive Centres
 Interpret Wales: October 13-14, 2008
Llandudno, Wales

 Workshop participants discuss visitor centre evaluationPlanning, designing, and developing effective visitor centers is a multi-faceted process based in a solid understanding of interpretation. Ron Zimmerman, Michael Gross, and Jim Buchholz facilitated a two-day workshop in Wales to explore the diversity of factors that contribute to a successful interpretive center.

Workshop topics included:
  • The Fundamentals of Heritage Interpretation
  • Planning Effective Interpretive Centers
  • Developing Media for Interpretive Centers
  • Dimensions of Design for Interpretive Centers
  • History and Development of Interpretive Centers

Visiting the Great Orme Country Park visitor centerIn addition, participants visited an actual interpretive center at the summit of Great Orme Country Park. The center was evaluated based on several factors, including comfort and accessibility, exhibition design elements, and meanings and connections. The worksheet used during this exercise can be downloaded below.


Workshop Documents

Creating Exhibits that Expand the Imagination (PDF)
Analyzing Great Orme Country Park worksheet (PDF)

Workshop PowerPoint Presentations
    (for participants only; the following files are
    password protected)

Traveling Gracefully: Fundamentals of Interp. (PDF)
Planning for Interpretive Centres (PDF)
Media for Interpretive Centres (PDF)
Designing and Developing Successful Centres (PDF)
Photo Galleries

Photos from the workshop
    

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