ABSTRACT
Interpretation, too, is not limited to museums. Indeed, the use of the term in this sense originated in North America among people responsible for the care of the National Parks and of historic sites. Many museum managers, of course, are responsible for caring for ancient sites and buildings, and for interpreting landscapes. The approach is the same, whether one is interpreting a plough, or the landscape the plough created. Interpretation may not only explain an object and its significance, it may also provide a conservation message about the object and its context.
