Cultural Interpretation Plan
About the Cultural Interpretation Plan
Cultural interpretation seeks to create opportunities for people to connect with a site and its history.
Places like Dix Park matter for what they were in the past and what they are today.
Dix Park has a complex, layered past with several important community histories. These stories also reflect broader themes in our national history and in our society today.
Beginning with the Dix Park Master Plan and the park’s commitment as a Site of Conscience, the goal of creating a cultural interpretation plan for Dix Park is to explore the complex history and many stories of the park site, and make recommendations for how visitors will learn about and experience this history in the future of the park.
Dix Park's cultural interpretation planning process kicked off in December 2022 and was completed in June 2024.
This guiding document is the result of researching, listening, and strategizing about how history, community, recreation, and reflection could come together at Dix Park. It’s a synthesis of community priorities that also offers structured recommendations for sharing the site’s history with visitors and connecting the past to what the Raleigh community finds meaningful today. This plan will guide the ongoing public process of planning for Dix Park.
Project Information
- Design & Project Management – Cloud Gehshan
- Interpretive Planning – Brocade Studio
The Cultural Interpretation Plan for Dix Park is funded by grants from the State of North Carolina General Assembly, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Dix Park Conservancy.
Eric Regensburger, Senior Planner
919-663-8431
Eric.Regensburger@raleighnc.gov
During the planning process, the project team utilized an online engagement hub on PublicInput.com to share information, conduct surveys and gather feedback. Past surveys, virtual workshops and draft documents are available to view.
Final Report
May 3, 2024 - Draft Cultural Interpretation Plan
Dix Park Project Summit
February 21, 2024
Project Update
October 17, 2023 - Presentation
Pow Wow Community Engagement
August 26, 2023
Community Workshops
August 1, 2 & 3, 2023
Juneteenth Community Engagement
June 17, 2023
Kick-Off Webinar for Project Experts, Advisors & Leaders
January 23, 2023 - Webinar Recording
Project Kick-Off
December 6, 2022 - Presentation
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Other Presentations
Project update presentations are given at City Council, Dix Park Leadership Committee and Dix Park Community Committee meetings. City of Raleigh Public Meeting Agendas, Presentations and Minutes are available using the city's paperless system. In BoardDocs, click the icon in the top right corner to select the committee you are looking for to view meeting materials.