Unlocking Family Engagement With an average of £485 per household spent on days out in 2023 (an increase on 2022 and predicted to grow again in 2024), you will want to make sure that your venue is getting its share and byRead More
In this ever-evolving technological landscape, it is crucial for our sacred spaces to adapt and embrace new avenues of communication to connect with congregations and share the stories and messages of our places of worship with the wider world. Digital interpretation tools,Read More
It breaks our heart when we see kids who are bored at a visitor attraction. It’s a day out! They’re supposed to be having a good time, not kicking their heels. And it’s just as disappointing when parents feel like they’ve notRead More
Digital interpretation comes in a bewildering array of forms. It also has a confusing number of names; multimedia, interactive or even mobile interpretation. Put simply, digital interpretation allows museums, heritage sites and visitor attractions to embrace new technologies and innovative approaches toRead More
The last 10 years has seen Bletchley Park, the infamous top secret home of the Codebreakers, become one the UK’s top visitor attractions. ATS has been working with Bletchley from the early days, providing an on-site visitor led storytelling experience with multimediaRead More
As digital storytellers, we know that historic sites far from dull! But history can have something of a poor reputation with the general public – for some, there may even be some bad memories of boring teachers at school. Museums, galleries, historicRead More
Anne Fletcher, Director of Interpretation – ATS Heritage and Sutherland Forsyth, Learning Curator – Palace of Holyroodhouse, Royal Collection Trust will discuss how they have taken Britain’s royal heritage into the 21st century. Over the past 3 years Royal Collection Trust has partnered with theRead More
English Medieval castles are a wonder to be enjoyed by many. Orford Castle is one of these wonders, situated in the village of Orford in Suffolk, it offers its visitors an opportunity to step back in time. Orford Castle were using aRead More
Cawdor Castle, the home of Lady Cawdor and her family, is a magical place where visitors can dream of princesses and knights in times gone by. With a history dating back to Macbeth, this exceptional 14th century working castle opens its doorsRead More
ATS are delighted to announce that we have been appointed as the Audio/Multimedia guide partner for National Gallery of Ireland (NGI). The NGI welcomes over 1 million visitors through its doors each year and boasts an awe-inspiring permanent art collection as wellRead More
Finding the balance of high tech and low tech interpretation is a common challenge across Museums and Heritage sites. It’s a highly creative process, exploring ideas and concepts that will engage audiences and deliver a memorable visitor experience. We introduced the ElthamRead More
Increasingly heritage sites are commissioning digital offers for families and ATS has worked on a variety of successful projects aimed at this audience. For example, this year we worked at Eltham Palace (London) alongside Edinburgh-based designers Bright 3D to come up withRead More
The anticipation of being shortlisted for an AHI award for our work at Eltham Palace finally came to a nail biting end, with this innovative project coming away with the ‘Association for Heritage Interpretation Discover Award’ for the ‘Museums and historic properties/sites’ category.Read More
Throughout 2015 ATS Heritage has been working with St Paul’s Cathedral in London to create a brand new suite of visitor multimedia guides which launch to the public this week. Anne Fletcher, Interpretation Consultant at St Paul’s Cathedral explains “St Paul’s hadRead More
This September ATS will be launching a brand new multimedia guide at London’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral. The guide will be accessible to blind/partially sighted visitors, Deaf visitors and translated into a range of languages as well as specific tours for families andRead More
ATS have begun production of a brand new multimedia guide at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (UFTM) in Northern Ireland. Visitors will use the iTouch 5 to guide themselves around the 170 acre site and explore the remarkable collection of buildings from around theRead More
Filming has begun for the brand new multimedia tour at Eltham Palace – one of the most enchanting visitor attractions in London. Built by the wealthy Courtauld family next to the remains of Eltham Palace, childhood home of Henry VIII, it’s amongRead More
ATS are very pleased to announce we are now partners with Kids in Museums, helping improve digital experiences for families and spreading good practice across the museum and heritage sector. We will have some very exciting announcements for the new year soRead More
Following the extremely well-received adult and family multimedia guide at Bolsover Castle launched earlier in the summer (English Heritage) ATS has released the mobile app version for apple and android users which allows anyone to explore the castle, and the remarkable storyRead More
After considerable success elsewhere in Lincoln, ATS were asked to develop an exciting and engaging tour for this much-loved and quirky museum based in an old military barracks in Lincoln. ATS: “We thought it deserved a quirky response and thus we produced a presenterRead More
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