Interpretive Planning
& Experience Design
We turn complex ideas into immersive experiences that educate, inspire, and stay with people long after they leave.
Where stories meet experience
At Blake Learning Solutions, we combine expertise in how people learn with deep experience in historical and cultural interpretation and multimedia production to create engaging experiences for all audiences. We work with museums, cultural sites, parks, and institutions to turn complex history, research, and content into memorable experiences that resonate with visitors of all ages.
Virtual Exhibits
Immersive digital experiences that bring collections, stories, and places to life for online audiences.
Explore ↓ 02On-Site Interpretation
Wayfinding, signage, exhibit panels, and interpretive materials that guide and engage visitors in person.
Explore ↓ 03Education Programs
K-12 curriculum, facilitated programs, and learning materials designed for classrooms and student groups.
Explore ↓ 04Documentary Storytelling
Short films, oral history projects, and documentary content that capture and preserve important stories.
Explore ↓Virtual Exhibits
Digital platforms allow organizations to extend their reach far beyond their physical sites, and virtual exhibits invite audiences to move through content at their own pace, discovering stories, artifacts, and insights along the way.
- Interactive web exhibits & digital storytelling
- Archive experiences: documents, photographs, memorabilia, and more
- Video, audio, and oral histories
- Interactive maps and games
- CMS training for client teams
On-Site Interpretation
We help cultural organizations transform research and historical content into engaging experiences that visitors can explore, question, and remember. We specialize in translating complex stories into clear, compelling narratives that work for diverse audiences.
- Interpretive master planning
- Walking tours and site-based interpretation
- Audio tours & accessible experiences (WCAG AA+)
- Community-voice integration & oral history panels
- Exhibit Design
- Historical storytelling for public audiences
Educational Programs
We design classroom, camp, and virtual programs that make content come alive for schools, museums, and educational organizations. Our instructional packages include lesson plans, supporting materials, educator guides, primary sources, multimedia components, and assessment tools. Everything educators need to confidently deliver meaningful learning experiences, without starting from scratch.
- K–12 curriculum units, mapped to state standards
- Teacher professional development (in-person & virtual)
- Student programs, residencies, and field study
- Family & community learning toolkits
- Assessment instruments and pilot evaluation
Documentary Storytelling
We produce documentary-style interview series that capture institutional knowledge and elevate voices from across your organization. These interviews highlight the human side of leadership and operations and create a lasting archive of insight. The final product is cinematic, polished, and archival in quality.
- Short-form documentary production (5–30 min)
- Interview development and pre-production
- On-site filming with professional lighting and sound
- High-quality editing and narrative shaping
- Branded graphics and visual elements
Interpretive Planning FAQ
Interpretive planning designs how stories, meaning and information reach visitors in physical and digital spaces, such as museums, historic sites, parks and cemeteries.
We work with museums, cultural and historic sites, national and local parks, memorials, foundations and institutions that want to turn history, research and collections into experiences visitors remember.
Interpretive master plans, exhibit panels and signage, wayfinding, walking and audio tours, virtual exhibits and interactive web experiences, oral history and documentary video, and K-12 programs connected to the site.
Yes. We build interactive web exhibits, digital archives, interactive maps and 360-degree virtual visits, such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier virtual visit for Arlington National Cemetery, and we train your team to manage the content afterward.
Because we are instructional designers, every interpretive project starts by asking what visitors should know, feel and do differently after the experience. That keeps exhibits focused and memorable.
Yes. We design audio tours and accessible experiences to WCAG AA standards or better, so more visitors can take part.
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From exhibit planning to scenario-based learning — let's talk about your vision.