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English translation: Interpretation center or Interpretive center


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French term or phrase:centre d'interprétation
English translation:Interpretation center or Interpretive center
Entered by: Marie Martin
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20:28 Oct 4, 2011
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / survey about cultural practices
French term or phrase: centre d'interprétation
Any bright ideas for a natural translation of this?

Survey question:

" Personnellement, au cours des 12 derniers mois, combien de fois avez-vous visité un musée, un centre culturel, de divertissement, d’interprétation ou une maison d’écrivain ou de peintre ?
ormiston
Local time: 07:42
Interpretation center or Interpretive center
Explanation:
An interpretation centre, or interpretive centre, is an institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage. Interpretation centres are a kind of new-style museum, often associated with visitor centres or ecomuseums, and located in connection to cultural, historic or natural sites.
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Marie Martin
Local time: 01:42
Grading comment
I finally went for this - looks like one of these newfangled terms which I am now endorsing!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Interpretation center or Interpretive center
Marie Martin
3 +5vistor's information centercc in nyc
3exhibit venue, exhibit space
dfurlani


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Interpretation center or Interpretive center


Explanation:
An interpretation centre, or interpretive centre, is an institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage. Interpretation centres are a kind of new-style museum, often associated with visitor centres or ecomuseums, and located in connection to cultural, historic or natural sites.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretation_centre
Marie Martin
Local time: 01:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I finally went for this - looks like one of these newfangled terms which I am now endorsing!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dfurlani
1 hr
  -> thank you!
agree  ACOZ: Yes, this expression seems to be coming into use.
2 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Melissa McMahon: interpretive centre seems a bit more common
6 hrs
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agree  emiledgar
9 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Sarita Jannin
11 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Just Opera
21 hrs
  -> thank you!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
vistor's information center


Explanation:
Maybe.

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-10-04 20:45:30 GMT)
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Or maybe a visitor center.

A visitor center at a specific attraction or place of interest, such as a landmark, national park, national forest, or state park, providing information (such as trail maps, and about camp sites, staff contact, restrooms, etc.) and in-depth educational exhibits and artifact displays (for example, about natural or cultural history). Often a film or other media display is used. If the site has permit requirements or guided tours, the visitor center is often the place where these are coordinated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitor_center



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Note added at 43 mins (2011-10-04 21:11:44 GMT)
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[ Got the idea to look on Wiki from Marie Martin; thank you very much! :-) ]

cc in nyc
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: visitor centre
17 mins
  -> Thank you. (Amazing, that Wiki thing.)
agree  Parrot
32 mins
  -> Thank you.
neutral  Marie Martin: you're welcome! However, I don't think "centre d'interpretation" is a visitor center, it's where you get the information about the site you are going to visit, as the interpretation center is a tourist attraction that you visit like a museum
1 hr
  -> "where you get the information about the site you are going to visit" – Yup, that's what the visitor center is. But I suppose you might be right. Still, there's lots of educational material at visitor centers.
agree  Noni Gilbert
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
neutral  Melissa McMahon: I think Marie was saying that while a vistor center is where you get info for the site you are visitng, the interpretation center is the destination itself.
6 hrs
  -> Yes, I think that Marie is saying that, but sometimes the destination itself is a park or a monument or a historical site (no "center" involved), and the educational stuff is in a visitor center.
agree  emiledgar
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  philgoddard: "Visitor center" avoids the quandary of where to put the apostrophe.
14 hrs
  -> Thank you. ( And you're right about the apostrophe. Thanks again :-) )
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
exhibit venue, exhibit space


Explanation:
I'm also agreeing with Marie, because it seems that in Canada, "interpretive centre" is in fact the usual translation for this term. If you're looking for something that doesn't sound like a calque, then perhaps "exhibit venue" would work? "Exhibit space" certainly sounds more natural, but it's not as clear that it's he actual building (or whatever) rather than just a smaller area inside it.

dfurlani
United States
Local time: 23:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Oct 11, 2011 - Changes made by Marie Martin:
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