The role of museums today is to be captivating places for enjoyment and learning. Our sponsor, El Museo de Las Conceptas, was interested in creating an engaging experience for visitors in its 400 year old gardens. The goal of our project was to identify and develop themes associated with the gardens to encourage visitors to reflect on the origins, uses, and cultural meanings of the plants. To achieve this goal, we interviewed traditional healers, botanists, and museum personnel. We used the data collected from these to create two guidebooks (one for adults and one for children) as well as a database of plants. These deliverables for the museum are tools to provide its visitors with an engaging and informative experience in the gardens.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rossi, Nicolas
• Hanrahan, Kyle W.
• Dorer, Renee K.
• Campbell, Stuart T.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022819-164015

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Tuler, Seth

Year

• 2019

Sponsor

• Museo de las Conceptas

Date created

• 2019-02-28

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022819-164015

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-03-04