The goal of an interpretation is to enhance and enrich the visitor's experience by helping them understand the importance of the site they are visiting and connecting these meanings to their own personal experiences.[14] By engagingly weaving thematic stories about environmental phenomena and historical events, interpreters seek to provoke visitors to learn and think from their experiences.

Effective interpretation enables visitors to make associations between the given information and their previous perceptions.[15]​[16]​ According to Moscardo, interpretation can produce "conscious visitors" who carefully process the information and negotiate the meanings of the observed object or intangible element.[15]​.

Interpretation is often used by government agencies and NGOs to promote environmental care of natural areas under their management.

In his 1957 book Interpreting Our Heritage, Freeman Tilden defined six principles of interpretation:.

Over the past 50 years, Tilden's principles have remained highly relevant to performers around the world. In 2002 Larry Beck and Ted Cable published Interpretation for the 21st Century - Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature and Culture, which elaborated on Tilden's original principles. In 2011, Beck and Cable published a new version of their principles in "The Gift of Interpretation"[17].

The goal of an interpretation is to enhance and enrich the visitor's experience by helping them understand the importance of the site they are visiting and connecting these meanings to their own personal experiences.[14] By engagingly weaving thematic stories about environmental phenomena and historical events, interpreters seek to provoke visitors to learn and think from their experiences.

Effective interpretation enables visitors to make associations between the given information and their previous perceptions.[15]​[16]​ According to Moscardo, interpretation can produce "conscious visitors" who carefully process the information and negotiate the meanings of the observed object or intangible element.[15]​.

Interpretation is often used by government agencies and NGOs to promote environmental care of natural areas under their management.

In his 1957 book Interpreting Our Heritage, Freeman Tilden defined six principles of interpretation:.

Over the past 50 years, Tilden's principles have remained highly relevant to performers around the world. In 2002 Larry Beck and Ted Cable published Interpretation for the 21st Century - Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature and Culture, which elaborated on Tilden's original principles. In 2011, Beck and Cable published a new version of their principles in "The Gift of Interpretation"[17].