Part of a two-volume work containing papers based on themes developed at the Second World Congress on Heritage Presentation and Interpretation, the purpose of the book is to provide a defined and coherent statement for heritage professionals in museums, tourism, planning and local government of the current range and achievement of the field. It also seeks to indicate future trends on a national and global scale. This volume concentrates on the relationship between the heritage location and its "users" - the visitors.
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978-0-471-94784-4 (9780471947844)
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Partial table of contents: Plural Funding and the Heritage (N. Cossons). Funding Our Heritage (S. Smith). The Search for New Funds (R. Broadhurst). Can Heritage Charities Be Profitable? (M. Mallam). Marketing in Visitor Centers: A Study (T. Robinson). Broadening the Market (A. Eastaugh & N. Weiss). Warwick Castle: Safeguarding for the Future Through Service (M. Westwood). Planning to Improve Service to Visitors in Canada's National Parks (J. Feick). Managing the Town and City for Visitors and Local People (I. Parkin, et al.). On-Site Real-Time Observational Techniques and Responses to Visitor Needs (P. Risk). Evaluation in Museums: A Short History of a Short History (H. Shettel). Heritage as Media: Some Implications for Research (R. Silverstone). What People Say and How They Think in a Science Museum (P. McManus). The Formative Evaluation of Interactive Science and Technology Centers: Some Lessons Learned (T. Russell). Truths and Untruths in Museum Exhibitions (J. Swiecimski). Heritage Revisited: A Concluding Address (D. Lowenthal). Index. Contents for Volume 1.
