MS 268: Creating Interpretive Gallery Tours NEW COURSEAugust 5 to 30, 2019Instructor: John VeverkaLocation: http://museumclasses.org Description: There is more to a guided tour thaninformation – you also need inspiration. This course will help curatorsteach and coach their docents and volunteers to create interpretive stories andexperiences that will help make their presentations “come to life” for theirvisitors.This training course will helpcurators help prepare their docents for tours that:
1. Have an interpretive theme.
2. Have accomplishable objectives.
3. Has about 7 tour stops, each of which illustrate the main interpretivetheme.
4. Use interpretive communications structure for each stop (provoke, relate andreveal).
5. Use the techniques of tangibles and intangibles in their presentation.
6. Encourage the use of multiple senses to relate to visitors.
7. Have a provocative introduction and then ending conclusion summary for thetour.
8. Have as much "inspiration" as "information".
9. Leave the visitors asking for more (when's your next tour?). For more information or to sign up:https://www.collectioncare.org/creating-interpretive-gallery-tours Feel free to contact me withquestionsPeggySchaller
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
museumclasses.org
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