Translating Museum Meanings: A Case for Interpretation

Kerry Jimson

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This chapter defines interpretation and gives a brief overview of the history, literature, and development of interpretation practice in museums and heritage. It then uses a generic exhibition process as a basis to discuss the function of the interpreter, their key relationships, skills, and practical issues in exhibition development. A case study, using examples from the author's experience as an interpretive writer working at Te Papa, explores a harmonious integration of curation, text, and design. The chapter concludes with an argument for the importance of interpretation as a distinct field within museum and heritage practice.

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1957Interpreting Our Heritage 1993Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture.2006Sensible Objects : Colonialism, Museums and Material Culture 2000Changing Values in the Art Museum: rethinking communication and learning 1998From Knowledge to Narrative: Educators and the Changing Museum 2010Museums and Their Visitors 2003Re-Imagining the Museum 2003Heritage

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