New interpretation in the museum.
Costumed characters providing new interpretation
of the site
A computer model of the site
We are making improvements throughout the visit, from the
Reception Hall at the entrance to the Roman Baths Shop at the exit.
This will involve three kinds of activity:
Conservation
The Roman and Victorian
stonework in many areas of the Baths and Temple Precinct will be
cleaned and stabilised. This will help to preserve the monument for
future generations and make the site look cleaner and more
attractive in marketing images and visitors’ photographs.
Interpretation
This will be improved and
updated to reflect current public preferences for human stories and
interactive experiences. It will build stories around people we
know lived in or visited Aquae Sulis and it will include the
introduction of costumed interpretation.
Audio guides will continue to be the main form of interpretation
but will be more closely integrated with other media used in the
displays. In places film projections will be used to place Roman
figures in the monument.
Access
Within the constraints posed by a
scheduled ancient monument, we will take measures to improve the
accessibility of the museum and the monument. These will include a
lift to take visitors with mobility difficulties from the ground
floor into the museum below. With this and other measures such as
ramps and chair lifts, we hope that these visitors will be able to
get as far as the Roman levels. All new interpretation will take
account of visitors with visual and hearing impairments.