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Maritz, Nina. Visitors’ interpretative centre for a prehistoric rock art site at Twyfelfontein, Namibia. 2005 SOLAR WORLD CONGRESS, 2005, Orlando, Flórida.
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This presentation focuses on the new Visitors’ Interpretative Rock Art Centre at Twyfelfontein in the arid and remote northwest of Namibia. The National Monuments Council of Namibia (NMC) initiated the project in response to the pressures of increasing numbers of visitors to this fragile site. It was funded by the European Union (EU) through the Namibian Tourism Development Programme (NTDP) in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). The paper describes the development of a collaborative response to the prehistoric rock art environment of Twyfelfontein with a multiple-stakeholder client body. The design and construction of the centre had to contribute positively to the pending World Heritage Site application as well as include varied functions at a very low cost. The design makes use of both natural and recycled materials (such as old drums cut up for roofing tiles). The construction contains no cement and is completely reversible, in line with the principles of the Burra Charter for conservation. The centre has to prepare visitors for their engagement with the rock engravings, which are interpreted as representations of the experiences and meanings of the trance ritual. The design and construction thus form an organic whole in conducting the visitor through a series of spaces in psychological preparation for the guided walking routes to the actual rock engravings. The building is currently under construction with completion intended end May 2005 and final opening planned for June 2005.
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