Designing a permanent exhibition: the visitor route and cultural interpretation

The visitor route is a key element in the enhancement of a historic monument, shaping the visitor experience. This training provides the tools to design or reinvent a visitor route, identify interpretation tools suited to target audiences, and anticipate its implementation and future operation.

  • 0C-01

  • 9.30am - 5.30pm

  • 2 days

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  • Exhibition officer
    Cultural programming officer
    Education and cultural outreach officer
    Owners, directors and managers of public and private heritage sites
  • Please contact us for more information at cmn.institut@monuments-nationaux.fr

  • Face-to-face training

  • Essential knowledge in digital mediation

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Objectives - Target skills

  • Define your project to create or redesign a visitor route
  • Identify interpretation tools according to objectives and target audiences
  • Gain the keys to implementing your project
  • Anticipate the future operation of the visitor route

Detailed programme

DEFINE A VISITOR ROUTE PROJECT IN RELATION TO YOUR HERITAGE SITE AND ITS COLLECTIONS 

- Identify the strengths and gaps of the existing route (practical case study on site)

- A project for whom ? Define target audiences

- The essentials (from entrance to exit, visit duration, etc.)

- Identify and connect the key elements to be discovered

- Scale the project appropriately (ambitions vs. realities)

- Plan for future operation: human resources, operating budget, maintenance

IDENTIFY INTERPRETATION TOOLS ACCORDING TO OBJECTIVES AND AUDIENCES 

IMPLEMENT YOUR PROJECT

- Identify the different stakeholders involved in creating a visitor route

- Understand the various implementation stages and their timelines

- Establish a technical/scientific committee

- Follow best practices for the enhancement and preservation of a historic monument and its collections

- Ensure the safety of both artworks and visitors

Methods & Procedures

TEACHING METHODS AND TOOLS

  • Examples and practical case studies 
  • Site visit

ASSESSMENT METHODS

  • Knowledge-based questions

Speakers

Teresa FERNANDEZ

Mediation and Scenography Project Manager, Cultural Development and Audiences Department