Definitions
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
