Interpretation centre

An interpretive center and interpretation center, common in the U.S. center, an institution whose objective is knowledge and knowledge about specific sections of the natural and cultural sciences is to convey as well as their objects and relics. They are less academic standards, educational as regional, educational and tourist destinations. In most cases, they devote themselves thematically the place where they have been established for this purpose (formerly sometimes called a museum in situ or site museum ). Often they look at the surrounding natural or cultural landscape as a kind of associated "museum".

Their differentiation from institutions such as museums, science centers or Discovery, natural history, but also self-representation facilities of companies is often blurred. This is especially true if they keep original objects, as do museums.

In addition, they often traditional political conceptions are subject and make for example the deeds of the American pioneers and explorers on naive euphemistic way to the front. The illusion of reliving it is explicitly used to " recreate invincible spirit of human discovery " about the "visions" of former President and the.

You are often in the area in which a significant historical or natural site is located, often in conjunction with a visitor center, which mainly takes care of tourist interests. Some of these centers also operate research, as well as preservation and exhibition, so they differ only in degree from museums, others offer no exhibits of this kind and operate accordingly no research.

In addition, these centers operate less pure expo alternating presentation techniques, but often have recourse to means as bringing the museum pedagogy used. Here are more or less independent experiments and experience of the visitor, added multimedia and film formats. In addition, offer changing exhibitions different approaches to the respective main theme of the house.

In many cases, leads the overlap of issues in rural areas means that government institutions that are responsible for nature conservation, such as the U.S. Forest Service and Parks Canada Interpretive Centres entertained. Another reason an interpretive center to build the city in remote areas often difficult raising funds and personnel that would permit the operation of a museum.

The same applies to the often remote Indian communities, both in Canada and in the USA, which are increasingly recognizing the economic benefits of these institutions and to present their culture in this way to their scattered residences beyond. The more it succeeds the Native Americans to reclaim their historical objects, which are often scattered in museums and collectors worldwide hands, the more they approach with a view of the actual original objects in museums. At the same time distinct from the so-called cultural centers is blurred, as held in the premises of increasing cultural events with and without the participation of the public.

In particular, specialized museums dedicated to subjects that are difficult to develop beyond mere presentation, call themselves occasionally Interpretive Centre.