Some
definitions and thoughts on Museum Interpretation
is an information service
a guiding service
an educational service
an entertainment service
a propaganda service
an inspirational service
aims
at giving people new understanding, new insights, new enthusiasm, new
interests.
A
good interpreter is sort of a Pied Piper, leading people easily into
new and fascinating worlds that their senses never really penetrated
before.
A
good interpreter possesses the following: knowledge, enthusiasm, and
a bit of the common touch.
Museum
interpretation is object associated; the object is related to a cultural,
historical, or personal reference, creating and enlarging the context
of the object.
An
Interpreter provides the means of a relationship between the visitor
and the artifact/exhibit/museum.
Adapted
from The Good Guide by Alison L. Grinder and E. Sue McCoy
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