Ominous Objects and Mysterious Museums - Happy Halloween!
A cursed statue, a paranormal mirror, and a sneaky toy are just a few of the chilling stories you'll read about in today's special...
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Luna Venturi
Feb 11, 20203 min read
The Importance of Multilingual Museum Resources in a Contemporary Setting
From the smallest venues to the world stage, modern sentiments towards The Other are shifting at an alarming rate. Rampant xenophobia and...
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Luna Venturi
Nov 11, 20193 min read
“Profound Healthy” Debate Over the Definition of Museums Marks the 25th ICOM General Conference
ICOM Postpones Vote on New Museum Definition in Light of Growing Rift in the International Community There’s no doubt that museums are...
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Luna Venturi
Mar 27, 20193 min read
Not all Translations are Created Equal – What Makes a Quality Museum Translation. PART 1
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...
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Luna Venturi
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Language Museums Around the World
If you were presented with a short article that had been written by a robot, would you be able to tell? This is just one of the many...
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Luna Venturi
Jul 31, 20183 min read
Multilingualism in Museums, Part 5
3 Marketing Terms Modern Museum Translators Need to Know (and Why) These days, effective translating in museums is about communication,...
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Luna Venturi
Apr 24, 20183 min read
When Museum Walls Aren’t Sending the Right (Colour) Message
Museums spend an inordinate amount of resources on choosing colours for their walls. Beyond even the most discerning of home interior...
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Luna Venturi
Mar 7, 20183 min read
The Multilingual Museum Part 4: In Reaching Out to ‘Citizens’, Whose Language do You Choose?
Language Inclusiveness Should Extend Beyond the Museum Walls – Here’s Why There’s a reason our oldest museums are built in the classical...
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Luna Venturi
Feb 1, 20184 min read
The Multilingual Museum Part 3: Reaching Out to Refugees
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...
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Luna Venturi
Dec 14, 20173 min read
The Multilingual Museum Part 2: Bringing Mobile Technology to the Table
Last time we talked about the need for museums to cater to their multilingual visitors. Whether they’re from the surrounding community or...
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Luna Venturi
Oct 25, 20173 min read
The Multilingual Museum: How Museums are Tackling the Objective of Engaging Multilingual Audiences
In this new series, we will be exploring how museums are exploring this exciting new frontier. You’ll read about innovative solutions...
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Luna Venturi
Aug 10, 20172 min read
The Serious Limitations of Google Translate in Real Life
Google Translate may make for a passable travel dictionary for simple phrases, but how well can it handle the complexities of real life?...
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Luna Venturi
Jul 10, 20172 min read
Spiky Studs, General Elections and the Complicated Business of Museum Translation
When museums offer ambitious exhibitions steeped in political context, the job of translation gets even more complex than usual. In the...
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Luna Venturi
May 23, 20173 min read
Brits View Museums as Keepers of the Truth… for Everyone
Museums, if nothing else, are institutions of engagement, learning, and truth. But to fulfil those aims and engage everyone, they must be...
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Luna Venturi
Apr 10, 20172 min read
The Year a President Made Love to Poland [and other translation gaffes]
U.S. President Jimmy Carter learned the hard way: some things are best left to seasoned professionals. American President Jimmy Carter...
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