What does Florence Nightingale mean to Derbyshire school children? How much experience of heritage can visually impaired visitors get from a walk along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal? The answer to both questions is, a great deal.
A very important aspect of these two projects, and others featured in this issue of Heritage focus, is their approach to interpretation. In the following pages we explain what interpretation involves, why it’s important, and how you can successfully build it into your project.
Planning your interpretation can be one of the most exciting and innovative phases of your scheme. It gives you and others the chance to look at heritage with fresh eyes – and not only to look but to listen, touch, smell and even taste. We have funded interpretation that engages all the senses! There’s a lot to learn, but you already have the basic tools for the job – a passion for your subject and a desire to spark your audience’s imagination.