A new exhibition at the Glendalough Interpretative Centre in Co Wicklow has won a design award from the British Association of Heritage Interpretation (AHI).
From Solitude to Community explains the nature of life in the ecclesiastical settlement which was once a monastic city high in the Wicklow mountains. The exhibition was compiled by Mr Mark Leslie of the Irish design firm Martello Media.
The AHI award is one of only 13 such presented to installations in Britain and Ireland, and is the only one given for heritage interpretation in the Republic. The Giant's Causeway exhibition in Co Antrim was the sole winner from the North.
The awards scheme, now in its 20th year, recognises the best examples of heritage interpretation - the art of helping people understand and enjoy natural and cultural heritage.
This year the awards gave special recognition to sites that attract and involve children and young people. Keynote speaker at the awards was travel writer Dea Birkett, who has championed better facilities for children.
Martello Media previously won an award from the Institute of Designers in Ireland for the Best Exhibition Design of 2003, for the prestigious Garden Pavilion at Stowe House in Buckinghamshire.
