TEHIC-Handbook_of_best_practices

2. An overview of the concept of heritage interpretation and its evolution. 11 "Interpretation is a purposeful approach to communication that facilitates meaningful, relevant, and inclusive experiences that deepen understanding, broaden perspectives, and inspire engagement with the world around us." (National Association for Interpreta- tion, 2021). This definition reiterates the idea of intentional communication. Here it is important to stress this "facilitate", in the sense of providing the means for these experiences to take place, to make them possible. That they are meaningful and relevant means that people can relate it to something that is within their experiences and knowledge, and that they feel that, in some way, it has something to do with them, also from an emotional point of view. It is perhaps the last part that provides the newest features. In terms of being more inclusive, it seeks to integrateother voices, narratives, andgroups froman intersectionality approach, but also to reach a diversity of audiences. The part regarding "to deepen, broaden, inspire and engage" is aligned with a clear goal of social transformation. Interpretive Activity at Ras Nouadhibou, Mauritania. Picture by CBD-habitat.