Friday 12 November 2010

Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area Visitor's Centre

Visitor's Centre when completed
OK, so it's not in the right place, and we didn't control the layout of the building, but myself and my colleague Susanne spent a good part of the Hon Mun Project in developing the interpretive materials for the Hon Mun Island Visitor's Centre.  What was particularly "innovative" in Vietnamese terms was we used a stakeholder consultancy process to develop the materials (contrary to the belief of the Director of the MPA Authority who thought the entire interpretive planning process could be done in a day or two).

Cutting the boat
We worked with local fishing communities to find out about all their different types of boat, the history behind the "eyes" on a boat, the "Ca Ong" (whale) festival, and about their day to day lives.



Displays in the Centre
We commissioned large concrete coral models, interpretive panels, and even chainsawed a decommissioned fishing boat in two.  Oh yes, the Visitor's Centre... became a fabulous habitat for bats!  Click here for pictures.

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