We have made improvements throughout the visit, from
the Reception Hall at the entrance to the Roman Baths Shop at the
exit, involving three kinds of activity:
Conservation
The Roman and Victorian
stonework in many areas of the Baths and Temple Precinct has been
cleaned and stabilised. This has helped to preserve the monument
and made the site look cleaner and more attractive.
Interpretation
This has
been improved and updated to reflect current public
preferences for human stories and interactive experiences. We have
built stories around people we know lived in or visited Aquae Sulis
and included the introduction of costumed interpretation.
Audio guides continue to be the main form of interpretation
but they are now more closely integrated with other
media. In places film projections are used to place Roman
figures in the monument.
Access
Within the constraints posed by a
scheduled ancient monument, we have improved the accessibility of
the museum. We have installed a lift to take visitors
with mobility difficulties from the ground floor into the museum
below. All new interpretation has taken account of visitors with
visual and hearing impairments, including the introduction of a
new handheld British Sign Language Tour.
New interpretation in the museum
Costumed characters provide new interpretation
of the site
Film projections are used to place Roman
figures in the monument