The Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) 2017 Discover Heritage Awards for excellence in cultural and natural heritage interpretation in Britain and Ireland are now open for entry (closing date 28 February 2017).
Nominated projects must have been launched to the public between 1 May 2015 and 28 February 2017. The AHI Awards Judging Panel will shortlist entrants in spring 2017. These will be visited by judges during the summer and the winners will be announced at the gala Awards Ceremony in October 2017. The awards will be presented by AHI Patron Loyd Grossman CBE.
The awards:
- celebrate heritage interpretation in all its forms
- are a prestigious badge of recognition for winning and shortlisted entries
- share, encourage and showcase good interpretive practice and the organisations responsible for it within the profession and related professions
- publicise good interpretive practice and the organisations responsible for it through the media
- provide interpretive evaluation to shortlisted entrants.
The 2015 award winners were:
- Museums and historic properties/sites – Re-Presenting Eltham Palace
- Landscapes, forests, nature reserves, parks and gardens – Walking with Romans
- Visitor/Interpretation Centres – The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre
- Community projects – Nine Men, Nine Lives, One Great War
- Interpretation for a target audience – The Roman Medicine Roadshow
- The AHI Award for Excellence in Interpretation – The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre
- The AHI Lifetime Achievement Award – James Carter FAHI.
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