18/05/10
Grey Abbey Visitor Centre
Interpretation for Grey Abbey visitor centre was completed within the specified timeline and budget, launching at the end of March 2010 to much praise from NIEA staff and archaeologists – and we are absolutely delighted with the result. The new interpretation enables understanding of the cultural and historical significance of the Abbey, and the ethos of NIEA in general, by enhancing the tourism potential and local appreciation of the site.
Our interpretation adopts a multi-layered approach to represent the different aspects of abbey life and the work of stone masons in a layered and linear manner, intertwining key facts in a connected and comprehensible way. A motion-sensor audio system plays chanting monks and combines with the new colour scheme and lighting tracks to add to the overall ambience. The space is punctuated by interactive elements, including an annotated model of Grey Abbey, a stone masons’ ledger, rubbing blocks, wooden puzzles and child-sized monks’ robes
to try on.
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