[BCMA] New Mini Course Series: Interpretation for Museum People

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Introducing a new hands-on *mini-series on interpretation
<https://tmvisitorstudies.com/mini-courses/>*!

This mini-course series explores how *interpretive messaging* can *bring
your mission to life*. Interpretation is a type of communication that
connects visitors with places, people, and objects in meaningful ways. It
can take many forms such as tours, exhibits, programs, or interactive
displays.

This mini-course series is designed for professionals in museums,
galleries, heritage, and tourism settings and offers *practical tools*
to *create
messages that truly connect with visitors.*

Be part of the *pilot launch of a new mini course series* on interpretive
messaging:


🗓️ Attend one, two, or all three of the 90‑minute online sessions
running *December
9–11 2025* <https://tmvisitorstudies.com/mini-courses/>.
💲Pilot participants receive a reduced early access rate of only $30 CAD
per course.
📚 The three mini-courses build progressively — you can take one or all.

*December 9, 10-11:30 am PT*
*Interp 101: Introduction to Interpretive Messaging *($30 CAD)

*Learn* about different approaches to planning interpretation
*Practice* identifying interpretive opportunities

*December 10, 10-11:30 am PT*
*Interp 102: Creating Interpretive Messages *($30 CAD)

*Learn* the difference between topics and themes
*Practice* developing themes, goals and objectives

*December 11, 10-11:30 am PT *
*Interp 103: Evaluating Interpretive Messages *($30 CAD)

*Learn* how to identify when interpretive communication is working well
*Practice* evaluating the effectiveness of interpretive messages

*Register Here* <https://tmvisitorstudies.com/mini-courses/>



Tara Miller, MSc

Pronouns: she/her

Visitor Study Consultant
tara at tmvisitorstudies.com

tmvisitorstudies.com


My workdays are Tuesdays - Saturdays


*TM Visitor Studies is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded
territory of the Kwantlen, Qayqayt, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), S’ólh
Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Stz'uminus
Peoples.*
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