Your message matters, and when that message is historically significant or culturally imperative, it also matters who is helping you communicate it. That’s where I come in.
I collaborate with museums, art galleries and cultural institutions all around the globe, helping them render their exhibitions accessible, engaging and elevated. In today’s world – where diversity and inclusion are top priority – our cultural and historical institutions cannot afford to make any exceptions or exclusions. The first step to full inclusion is English-language content.
From website copy to wall texts, promotional print materials to press releases, I use the power of words to help you connect on a deep, transcendent level with your English-speaking audience.
Why is Cultural Translation so Important?
Translation is about so much more than simply a literal translation of each word. Often words in one culture can obtain a different meaning than those in another, sometimes extensively so. Serious taboos in one culture can be neutral and meaningless in another culture, even when the language is shared. Translation must be sensitive to the local cultures, customs, ways of expression or even local distaste for certain politicians or public figures.
According to an article on Kwintessential, Fiat released an ad in Italy in which actor Richard Gere drives a Lanica Delta from Hollywood to Tibet. Gere is hated in China for being an outspoken supporter of the Dalai Lama – there was a huge online uproar on Chinese message boards commenting that they would never buy a Fiat car.
When translating materials for museums, galleries, or other cultural institutions, particular attention must be paid to this set of rules. Local expectations and discomforts must be considered when translating ancient, foreign or deeply significant and sensitive historical and artistic pieces.
This is where working with a professional cultural translator can be so valuable. My translation services allow you to communicate the right message in the right way across different languages and cultures, and to connect with the exclusive world of art in an effective and respectful manner.
This is for you if you are...
a cultural institution looking to attract a more global audience.
a gallery or other institution looking to expand their digital offer.
a museum with a demanding, sophisticated and worldly following that expects the very best.
a curator on a mission to enrich the visitor experience.
a traveling exhibition that requires English content in order to travel.
an outdated museum craving some added spice.
a provider of audio guide solutions for museums and exhibitions.
an exhibition director with an important, topical message.
I particularly specialize in the following types of content:
art books
art magazines
cultural content
historical content
heritage texts
artist biographies
promotional materials
websites
maps and visitor guides
museum exhibitions
art gallery exhibitions
wall texts
exhibition catalogues
press materials
content for libraries
content for national parks
biodiversity content
My Values
I believe in the power of art and culture to heal, inspire and connect, and I believe in the power of storytelling to teach, encourage and unite.
Arts and culture give our souls a voice – it’s through music, literature, painting and dance that humans have told their stories for centuries, stories that shape the minds of our children and inspire new generations of thought-leaders and visionaries.
It is my honor to expand that voice to the global spectrum, to re-tell the stories that have shaped and will continue shaping our future. It is my mission to connect people across the globe through the power of language, and to expand the reach of art, culture and storytelling through my words.