Translating Taiwan Festival of Languages - Pay what you can £6 or £4
What does it mean to translate a museum, and how might this be understood in the context of Taiwan? This talk offers a relaxed late-afternoon journey of languages across museums and heritage sites with Michelle Min-Hsiu Liao, exploring how the island's languages interact with other semiotic modes in museums to shape the visitor experience.
Drawing on research in linguistics and translation studies, the presentation examines how multilingual signage, material objects and spatial layout contribute to the stories that museums tell. Through examples from Taiwan's museums, Michelle will also introduce audiences to the island's rich linguistic and cultural landscape and explore how museums and heritage sites represent, negotiate and celebrate Taiwan's layered linguistic and cultural heritage.
Combining academic insight with illustrative visual examples, Michelle offers an engaging way of exploring language, museums, heritage and Taiwan. Join her on this journey whether you have visited or plan to visit or would just like to learn more about Taiwan, or you are simply interested in languages and museums.