About

This blog is about cultural heritage in its widest implications for human societies and related professional practices. These include particularly heritage interpretation and heritage management.

I come from a Critical Heritage tradition with a professional background in audience development in the heritage and educational sector. My keywords are power sharing and co-creation. I’m influenced primarily by North American, British and Australian discourse, with an eye also on Germany and recently South Korea.

My intention on this blog is to offer a critical perspective and encourage discussion. Please feel free to post a comment.

I hold a PhD in Archaeology/Heritage Studies from University College London. I also hold an MSc in Interpretation Management and Practice from UHI Millennium Institute (now the University of the Highlands and Islands). My first degree was a Master’s Degree in Creative Arts from San Francisco State University.

I am currently Head of National Waterfront Museum at Amgueddfa Cymru. Before taking on my current role, I was Managing Director at the Volkshochschule Aalen e.V. and Head of Museums for the City of Oldenburg in Germany. Prior to my return to Germany in 2016,  I was a senior consultant in a heritage consultancy in the UK and I worked for several years at museums and heritage sites for local government in England (Audience Development Manager) and Wales (Manager), and for the National Trust for Scotland (Learning and Interpretation Manager). I’ve also worked as a frontline interpreter in the United States.

I am a member of Interpret Europe (Founding Member), the Association of Critical Heritage Studies, the British Museum Association, Deutscher Museumsbund, and ICOMOS. I have also served in different voluntary capacities in several of these organisations.

To find out more about me, please click here or visit my profile on LinkedIn. You can also follow me on Instagram @n_deufel.

Thanks for reading my blog,
Nicole Deufel

Please note: Anything that I write on this blog represents my own personal opinion and not that of any institution or my employer.

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