Monthly Archives: May 2012

A dark tourism case study: The Museum of Torture, San Giminiano

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

The big questions are ‘why?’ Why is this museum of horrors here, in this most gorgeous of places? Why did I, on this most romantic occasion (we are celebrating a significant-to-us anniversary) decide to visit a Museum of Torture? The second answer … Continue reading →

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After the Interpret Europe conference 2012: So why do we interpret?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

“This is a ‘both/and’ not an ‘either/or’ universe”.  I know I say that often, probably too often; I certainly said it rather often at the Interpret Europe conference in Pisa. I do believe it is true – in life, in business … Continue reading →

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Waving the flags for Interpret Europe, conference Pisa

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Colourful, diverse, dramatic – this is the start of our Interpret Europe conference in Pisa.   This is an  opportunity to get up close to European heritage traditions.   It is an opportunity to see things differently, hear perspectives of … Continue reading →

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Three tales about interpretelling

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

I have been asked why I thought the English language needed a new word, especially a rather clunky portmanteau word like interpretelling. I do not have deeply serious or illuminating answer. As with many stories there are different versions, or … Continue reading →

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Quotable quotes on the importance of story

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Stories matter to me. I believe the difference between history and heritage is the way we tell the story and that, oddly, there is more story in ‘heritage’ than in ‘history’. I have recently found these two short but big … Continue reading →

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Fun and games – powerful communicators in wildlife interpretation

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Why do these flags fly at WWT Caerlaverock? What are they? Is that the flag of Norway? What’s going on? I am pretty sure that’s exactly why these flags are flying – to puzzle visitors, to set us thinking. Specifically … Continue reading →

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