At 17:04 25/10/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Kate,
>     One of the best museums I have ever been to, the In Flanders Fields
>Museum in Ypres, Belgium, does its exhibits in FOUR languages - English,
>French, Flemish Dutch, and German.  What they did was have a
>graphic/artifact/whatever and then 4 columns of text below it, all
>saying the same thing, one of each language.  Each language had a little
>flag above it or other distinctive marker, and was in a different color
>and sometimes a different background color as well.  I didn't find it at
>all overwhelming and the system was easy to figure out.  By the way,
>their website is also biligual English/Flemish; it is below if you want
>to look at it.  It has contact information as well (under "Who is
>Who?"), if you want to talk to them about specifics.  I hope this helps.
>
>www.inflandersfields.be
>
>Chris Kolakowski
>Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (on sabbatical)
>MA Candidate in Public History, State University of New York at Albany


In Flanders (Flemish=Dutch speaking part of Belgium) we are used to have
exhibits in four languages. There are different methods used, Ypres
("Ieper" we say) is one of these. It depends on the public and the amount
of information you want to transmit.
Most of our designers are used to this practice - and I'm sure we can
advise you on specific aspects. The main problem is to have a good
translation, which not only translates the text but also the 'cultural
context'.
Don't hesitate to get in touch.

Adriaan Linters


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