Image: The Future Belongs To What Was As Much As What Is by Morag Myerscough at Housesteads Roman Fort. Winner, Temporary Event or Activity, 2023. Image English Heritage.
We are delighted to announce the finalists in the AHI 2025 Engaging People Awards
We have received large number of entries, and the field was exceptionally strong this year.
Entries have come in from a wider range of organisations, including community groups, community arts and wellbeing organisations, museums, galleries, national heritage organisations, wildlife organisations and interpretation practitioners.
The winners will be announced at the AHI 50 Conference in Cardiff, 8-10 October 2025
The category shortlist
Calling Out Climate Change
Community Engagement
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Spirit of Hogganfield Loch - Seven Lochs Wetland Park & Ruchazie Community
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The Close - New Forest Heritage Centre & Romany Community Archaeology
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The Indian Army at the Palace - Hampton Court Palace & A little History of Sikhs
- Watercress Line Railway 200 community textile timeline project - Watercress Line Heritage Trust
Online & Remote Engagement
No entrants received.
Young Interpreter of the Year
The Lara Clare Munden Award
Sponsored by Michael Hamish Glen and Bright White Ltd
We are looking for inspirational individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 who are at the beginning of their interpretation and visitor engagement career. We would like to recognise young people who have been actively involved in or have led a project that has helped to engage people with our heritage, nature, culture or science.
FREE TO ENTER / Entries close 31 August 2025
Lara Munden was a gifted young interpreter who died tragically young and is remembered through this Award.
2023 Winner: Catherine Wright, Tandem
Outstanding Contribution to Interpretation
Sponsored by AHI
Celebrating individuals who have made an impact in our sector. They may have affected the way we think about, develop, deliver and evaluate interpretation and visitor engagement; conceived and delivered a piece of ground-breaking interpretive or visitor engagement work; and/or consistently demonstrated and shared best practice in the sector over a number of years.
FREE TO ENTER / Entries close 31 August 2025
2023 winner: Carolyn Lloyd Brown
The Touchstone Intangible Heritage Award
Sponsored by Michael Hamish Glen
This award, chosen by the judging panel, is given to the most engaging, inventive and inclusive use of intangible heritage – broadly as defined by UNESCO – from among the category winners. The selected entrant will demonstrate the most imaginative and evocative presentations, programmes or activities that effectively and successfully employ, for example, local language, performing arts, traditions and craft skills to engage people with our cultural heritage and contribute towards diversity.
Excellence in Interpretation
Sponsored by AHI
This award, chosen by the judging panel, is given to the most inspiring, innovative and inclusive project from among the category winners. The overall winner will be the very best of the best new projects successfully and effectively engaging people with our heritage, nature, culture or science, and will also be taking positive action towards diversity and climate sustainability
