The Multilingual Museum

Recently we have begun a new series highlighting smaller, niche museums around the world that deserve more recognition than they get, and...

The days of exclusive museum collections are coming to an end. Collaborations between organisations who function worlds apart are making...

How often do you hear about the leadership behind a successful exhibit? Not often enough. Individuals behind innovation in the museum...

Attendees from 27 different countries gathered virtually on Tuesday for the ICOM ICEE 2021 Annual Conference: Reimagining Exhibition...

Museums inhabit a unique cultural space, one that provides them both the opportunity and the responsibility to educate, celebrate, and...

The webinar, organized by OECD and ICOM and held on the 10th April, focused on three main topics: The short and long term impact of...

As museums around the globe shut down their hallowed halls to protect the health and safety of visitors and staff, many have also risen...

From the smallest venues to the world stage, modern sentiments towards The Other are shifting at an alarming rate. Rampant xenophobia and...

ICOM Postpones Vote on New Museum Definition in Light of Growing Rift in the International Community There’s no doubt that museums are...

What does a museum translator do that other types of translators don’t do? It’s easy to spot a translation blunder- remember HSBC’s 2009...

3 Marketing Terms Modern Museum Translators Need to Know (and Why) These days, effective translating in museums is about communication,...

Museums spend an inordinate amount of resources on choosing colours for their walls. Beyond even the most discerning of home interior...

Language Inclusiveness Should Extend Beyond the Museum Walls – Here’s Why There’s a reason our oldest museums are built in the classical...

As you read this, there are around 119,000 refugees in the UK (1). About one-sixth of them are from Syria(2), where a brutal conflict has...

Last time we talked about the need for museums to cater to their multilingual visitors. Whether they’re from the surrounding community or...

In this new series, we will be exploring how museums are exploring this exciting new frontier. You’ll read about innovative solutions...

Google Translate may make for a passable travel dictionary for simple phrases, but how well can it handle the complexities of real life?...