Steve Slack

Broschiertes Buch

Interpreting Heritage

A Guide to Planning and Practice

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9780367429157
• ISBN-10: 0367429152
• Artikelnr.: 60006908

Rezensionen

"'Accessibility' can be a vexed word in heritage interpretation, but this engaging and eminently useful book manifests accessibility at every turn. Steve Slack builds an open-ended, questions-based model which allows both experienced and novice interpreters to conceptualise, plan, and deliver interpretation which is not only effective and appropriate, but also ethical and inclusive. Myriad case studies and concrete examples showcase practical responses to the challenges of interpretation across the sector, be it a major museum or a unique outdoor experiential site. Slack presents thoughtful engagement with the historical origins of interpretation as well as its contemporary realities, and balances useful reflection on theory with practical, but not prescriptive, advice. The book is both a springboard for further research and a resource in and of itself. With the needs of audiences firmly at the centre of his model, Slack demonstrates that interpretation can be a powerful tool for connection and for change." - Louise Ravelli, University of New South Wales, Australia