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Title: Interpreting Our Heritage (Chapel Hill Books) by Freeman Tilden ISBN: 0-8078-4016-5 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1977 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: a nice dry introduction into interpreting
Comment: This book is a nice BASIC introduction for those who know nothing about what interpretation is in relation to a museum. I found it very dry and outdated. The author tries to spice it up a bit with humor and examples of national parks but all in all, i would not recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: interpretation is an art form!
Comment: Interpretation is the art of making what is presented meaningful to the audience. This book is useful for anyone who wants to get others interested in a subject, whether it is for a presentation, an art exhibit, or the local park's visitor center. If an exhibit, lecture, presentation, or tour does or does not get you interested in the topic, this book will explain most of the reasons why. This is all sound wisdom, offered in the context of museums and national parks. It's easy to read and engaging, employing the principles within.
I. Talk about what is being desplayed/described to the personality or experience of the visitor.
II. Interpretation is revelation based on information.
III. Interpretation is an art.
IV. The goal is provocation, not instruction.
V. Try to present the whole instead of the part.
VI. Don't just dumb it down for kids.
Tilden elaborates on these beautifully, with nice examples.
After reading this book not only do I know how to improve upon my own interpretation, but I can critique other interpretation and at least know when to appreciate a good display when I see one. Just remember that there are more than 6 principles. Use this book to start thinking about interpretation as a skill and an art, instead of the bible of interpretation.
Interpretation for the 21st Century: Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature and Culture is an updated version recommended to me but I haven't read it yet.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Ok, so in parts you can definitely tell this book was written in the 50's. However most of it is still extremely valid, and extremely useful. I would not hesitate to reccomend it, a very good read for interpreters or interpreters in training.
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Title: Environmental Interpretation: A Practical Guide for People With Big Ideas and Small Budgets by Sam H. Ham ISBN: 1555919022 Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Interpretation for the 21st Century: Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature and Culture, (Second Edition) by Larry Beck, Ted T. Cable, Ted Cable ISBN: 1571675221 Publisher: Sagamore Pub Llc Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Past into Present: Effective Techniques for First-Person Historical Interpretation by Stacy F. Roth, Stacy Flora Roth ISBN: 0807847100 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Interpretation of Cultural and Natural Resources by Douglas M. Knudson, Ted T. Cable, Larry Beck ISBN: 0910251703 Publisher: Venture Pub Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Sharing Nature With Children (Sharing Nature Series) by Joseph Cornell ISBN: 1883220734 Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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