Sustainability and regeneration

Eric Langham

February 2026

This guide is for anyone who works with interpretation – curators, designers, architects, educators, funders, community partners, or simply audiences curious about how exhibitions and cultural programmes come to life. Every choice in interpretation, whether about materials, design, or storytelling, has an impact. This guide will help improve those choices. With practical tools, creative prompts, and real examples, it encourages a shift from doing less harm to doing more good. This guide is for anyone who believes culture can be a force for renewal, care, and imagination

This guide was made possible with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.