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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

You know those research studies that make you want to immediately change your practice in some way? If someone asked you whether museums should or need to have text in more than one language, what would you say? I recently read the BERI report on bilingual labels in museums and was blown away by its findings.

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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

Funders like the NSF have encouraged science centers in particular to share their techniques and evaluations, which is fabulous but also leads to rampant and sometimes unthinking imitation. They may feature community gardens or exhibit labels in languages tailored to locals. The content is often seen as not being community-specific.

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