People, Place, Nature & Stories
Join us in Glasgow in October where we’ll explore new approaches to interpreting people, places and nature
Heritage interpretation is all about telling stories of the past, of now and of the future. How do we do this as a diverse group of professionals, working in many fields, and what challenges do we face? AHI conferences are an exciting forum for ideas and projects about communicating and interpreting stories, places, collections and most importantly, people.
Our venue this year is the Glynhill Hotel and Spa close to Glasgow Airport with easy access by road or rail. As well as our programme of inspirational speakers and site visits there will be time for networking and sharing our experiences.
We welcome a diverse assembly of professionals and volunteers who work on a variety of projects with a wide range of communities and audiences.
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Conference sponsored by The Creative Core
When
12pm Wednesday 9 October - 1pm Friday 11 October 2024
Cost
£495 full residential rate. £295 non-residential rate
Speakers
Keynote speakers
Duncan Dornan
Head of Museums and Collections
Glasgow Museums
30 years of community engagement
Glasgow Museums have always enjoyed enviable engagement from all areas of the city. From the 1990s major steps were taken to impact on the health and wellbeing of the most disadvantaged Glaswegians. Duncan will give an overview of the key initiatives and consider their impact.
Mark O'Neill
International museum consultant and researcher
Heritage interpretation in a cold climate
In our increasingly unequal society attendance at museums and heritage attractions is predominantly the preserve of better off, better educated, primarily white, sections of society. Secondly, in our increasingly polarised society, attempts to recount the true history of Britain’s imperial and slave-owning heritage, have provoked deflection and backlash instead of curiosity and reflection. Mark will explore some avenues for how these problems might be addressed.
AHI Evening Sessions
We are very lucky to welcome unique performers to entertain you with intangible heritage on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Robyn Stapleton
An award-winning singer and song leader who shares her talent and passion for traditional music with audiences and communities throughout Scotland and internationally.
Sally Gall
Interpretation officer for Historic Scotland by day, Sally is also a member of the 'She Shanties', an all-woman shanty singing group. Enjoy a performance with guaranteed interaction!
Full conference programme
Site visits
Site visits take place on Thursday 10 October. All transport and entry costs are included in the ticket price.
The Tall Ship Glenlee
Riverside Museum
The Burrell Collection
Glasgow Science Centre
Conference prices
£495
£325
Image source: Interpretation Canada
Pre-Conference workshop: PIE and TALK with Dr Jacquie Gilson
Wednesday, 9 October 9am - 12pm
Dig into participatory interpretation with PIE - Participation. Information. Encouragement. Explore the TALK model for dialogic interpretation – Try Talk Types, Ask Great Questions, Lead with Facilitation Techniques, and Keep on Inspiring. At the end you’ll be inspired to engage your visitors and help them create their own meanings through multi-way interpretation.
As a Canadian heritage interpreter, Dr. Jacquie Gilson has worked for a variety of agencies over 40 years. In 2015 she achieved her Doctor of Social Sciences degree after exploring the concept of 'inspiration' in interpretation for her dissertation. She hopes to inspire you to inspire others.
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