SILVER FROM THE ARGENTINE MUSEUMS

Exhibition held at the State Historical-Cultural Museum-Preserve "Moscow Kremlin", Moscow, Kremlin, The Armory
June 25 – September 9, 1998

Abstract: The Argentine Silver Exhibition held in June 1998 at the Kremlin Museum required a catalog that was translated from Spanish into English and Russian. The project involved team effort, dedication, and a lot of inter-cultural research.

There was also a need for localizing (i.e. adapting to different cultures) terms used in the source language such as "mate" (a gourd used to drink an infusion, which is also called "mate"), "rastra" (a big buckle on a wide gaucho belt called "tirador"), and many others.

The catalog has explanatory texts related to the finest craftsmanship of the Indians and Spaniards and describes cultural and religious differences. There are many examples of different expressions used and pictures of actual items that were taken from the Argentine museums to Moscow.

The task of our Translation Bureau was very difficult and required a lot of team effort. We had to do a lot of research, find out about the best way of rendering certain terms in both Russian and English and deliver a product approved by the customers. As it was a catalog that was to be published in Argentina and exported to Russia, everything was double checked several times. We are very proud of this project and the fact that we achieved a high quality translation level.