Clear, compelling writing that brings exhibitions, collections, and ideas to life.
Your Exhibitions Inspire Audiences—So Should Your Words
At Flatpage, we understand that great exhibitions rely on more than compelling objects—they depend on clear, engaging, and accessible writing. Our editorial services for museums support cultural institutions in shaping content that enhances interpretation and strengthens the visitor experience.
Whether you’re preparing exhibition didactics, updating permanent collection text, producing a catalogue, or developing digital guides and online content, your words play a central role in how audiences engage with your work. We help museums craft content that is not only well-written, but also audience-focused and aligned with your institutional voice.
Our editors bring expertise in art history, museum studies, and interpretation, allowing us to work effectively across disciplines—from contemporary art to science, technology, and cultural heritage. We support curators, educators, and editorial teams in refining texts that communicate clearly without oversimplifying complex ideas.
Who We Work With
We support a range of museums and cultural institutions, including:
Art museums and galleries
Natural history and science museums
Cultural heritage institutions
Curatorial, education, and interpretation teams
Our clients rely on editorial services for museums to create clear, engaging content for diverse audiences.
Challenges Museums Face
Museums often require museum editing services to manage complex, multi-layered content across exhibitions and platforms. Common challenges include:
Translating curatorial research into accessible, visitor-facing language
Maintaining consistency across labels, wall texts, and publications
Writing for diverse audiences with varying levels of subject familiarity and language abilities
Coordinating content across curators, educators, and external contributors
We help ensure your content is clear, cohesive, and aligned across every touchpoint.
Why Flatpage
Refine Interpretive Texts
Strengthen wall labels, exhibition didactics, and guides so they’re clear, engaging, and visitor-friendly.
Align Institutional Voice
Maintain consistency across departments, platforms, and projects while preserving your museum’s intended tone.
Improve Accessibility
Edit for plain language and readability to make content more inclusive for diverse audiences.
Support Large-Scale Projects
Streamline editing for catalogues, digital guides, and multi-author publications with care and coordination.
Meet Deadlines
Work fast and collaboratively to help your team stay on schedule for publication launches and exhibition openings.
Enhance Public Engagement
Make your messaging more compelling across press releases, web content, social media, and programs.
Partner With Museum-Savvy Editors
Collaborate with professionals who understand curatorial language, exhibition workflows, and audience engagement.
Editorial Services for Museums
We provide museum editing services, including exhibition text editing, museum publication editing, and interpretive writing editing for cultural institutions.
Exhibition Text & Didactics
Editing for wall texts, labels, and gallery interpretation that enhances clarity and engagement.
Museum Publications & Catalogues
Professional museum publication editing for catalogues, readers, and institutional publications.
Interpretive Writing
Clear, accessible interpretive writing editing that connects audiences with complex ideas.
Digital & Interactive Content
Editing for mobile guides, websites, and digital exhibition experiences.
Multi-Author Content Editing
Consistency across materials developed by curators, scholars, and collaborators.
Exhibition Proposals
Catalogue Essays & Readers
Digital Content & Guides
Exhibition Labels & Didactics
Press Releases
Marketing Content
Grant Proposals
Wikipedia Pages
How We Work
Our approach is designed to support museums managing content across exhibitions, teams, and timelines:
Align on goals and audience
Establish editorial standards and voice
Edit across documents and contributors
Ensure consistency across outputs
We provide editorial services for museums that integrate seamlessly with your team, from early drafts to final installation.
Coaching
Coaching provides authors with a tailored, 1:1 experience with a trained professional who can assist in strategizing your manuscript as a whole, crafting your research into a digestible and engaging narrative, and providing accountability and moral support throughout the writing process. It’s ideal for authors who need help beyond the manuscript itself.
Developmental editing will help you shape the content of your document so that your contribution takes center stage. Our developmental editors have served as managing editors of academic journals and published widely. We can help you shape the argument, evidence, organization, and flow of your manuscript.
Line editing is used to address the style of your writing so that it has maximal impact. Our line editors are experts at the craft of writing and have published widely themselves. We can help you maintain a consistent tone, improve word choice, identify text to be cut or expanded upon, and write clear sentences in native English.
Copyediting involves a rinse of your manuscript, with attention to grammar, punctuation, and mechanics (i.e., conforming it to house style or manual like the Chicago Manual of Style). Whether you’re a novice or experienced writer, this service will ensure that you deliver a clean document to your respective publisher, journal editor, or advisory committee.
Proofreading is the final stage in the publication process and is reserved for minor typos and consistency between manuscript sections on page proofs. By the time you are ready for a proofread, your manuscript should have already gone through a content (developmental) edit and a copyedit. This service will ensure that your manuscript is publication-ready.
Our trained indexers can help you create a guide to your book’s contents so that readers can find important information as quickly and easily as possible. Alongside their final read of the book’s page proofs and compilation of names, terms, and themes, the indexer will also generate a list of errata for your publisher.
Multilingual editing and translation review ensures that English-language texts translated from other languages read clearly, naturally, and with precision. Our editors bring bilingual-level fluency in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Arabic, and Japanese, refining content for clarity, tone, and accuracy.
Editorial project management provides structured oversight for complex, multi-stage content projects, coordinating timelines, contributors, and workflows from draft to delivery. This service ensures consistency, quality control, and smooth collaboration across your team, helping your publication and communication stay on track.
Each 60-minute session includes up to one additional hour of reading/research (e.g., reading a book chapter or manuscript). It does not include editing of the manuscript itself (see other services below).
One session
$225
Six sessions
$1,215
Twelve sessions
$2,430
Developmental Editing
Front/back matter or citations/bibliographies not included.
Manuscript Assessment—Report + Call
Up to 50k words
$0.05 per word
50k words and up
$0.04 per word
Full Developmental Edit—Draft markup + Report + Call
Up to 50k words
$0.07 per word
50k words and up
$0.06 per word
Book Proposal Evaluation—Draft markup + Report + Call
Front/back matter or citations/bibliographies not included. Regular rate includes two passes.
$0.06 per word
Single Pass Line Edit Only one editorial pass included.
$0.05 per word
Copyediting
Our editorial manager can help you determine the level of copyediting your text needs. Regular rates include two passes.
Light Copyedit Correct grammar and punctuation, apply style guide to text and citations
$0.04 per word
Medium Copyedit Correct grammar and punctuation, improve word choice or sentence flow, apply style guide to text and correct citations
$0.05 per word
Heavy Copyedit Correct language, grammar, and punctuation; reformat text; apply style guide to text; overhaul citations
$0.06 per word
Single Pass Copyedit Only one editorial pass included. Rate depends on level of copyedit.
$0.03–0.05 per word
Proofreading
Basic proofread performed on publisher’s page proofs.
$0.03 per word
Indexing
Per indexable page (PDF page proofs only); count includes body text, foot- or endnotes, illustrations, and appendices but does not include front/back matter or bibliography.
$6 per indexable page
Other Services
Editorial Project Management
Billed in 15-minute increments. Also available on a monthly retainer or project-based fee.
$125 per hour
Citations Apply a house or style manual to foot- or endnotes and/or bibliography (CMOS, APA, MLA, others)
Per citation (not per note)
$1.50
Convert biblio <—> notes (per note citation)
$2.50
Manuscript Formatting Correcting layout issues, including front matter, pagination, figures and tables, headings, and page margins according to a style guide (e.g., CMOS, APA, or university guidelines)
$2 per page
Wikipedia Writing & editing
Wikipedia pages are an art in themselves. Our writers will craft an academically legitimate, properly sourced, and unbiased post about your work and career. The writers at Flatpage have successfully created content for Wikipedia and are familiar with the site’s style guide and formatting requirements.
Wikipedia ghostwriting
$1 per word
Wikipedia editing
$75 per hour
Image Permissions Research
$60 per hour
Exhibition Didactic and Guide Ghostwriting
Do you need support translating curatorial research into clear, engaging exhibition text? Whether you’re developing gallery didactics, wall texts, or visitor guides, Flatpage provides expert ghostwriting services tailored to museums and cultural institutions.
We specialize in writing exhibition content that is both intellectually rigorous and accessible to a broad audience. Working from your curatorial materials, research, and institutional voice, we craft text that enhances interpretation, strengthens narrative flow, and improves the overall visitor experience.
Whether you need object labels, introductory wall text, section panels, or a full exhibition guide, we help ensure your content is cohesive, engaging, and aligned with your goals. Our writers are experienced in art history, museum studies, and interpretation, allowing us to work across disciplines—from contemporary art to science and cultural heritage exhibitions.
As part of this service, we collaborate closely with your team to understand the scope, audience, and interpretive approach of your exhibition. We work from materials you provide—such as curatorial essays, research documents, and prior drafts—to develop polished, publication-ready text.
What This Service Includes
Ghostwriting of exhibition didactics and interpretive materials
Writing for wall texts, labels, and exhibition panels
Development of gallery guides and visitor-facing content
Alignment with curatorial voice and institutional tone
One written draft and one round of revisions based on your feedback
Turnaround times depend on project scope and will be agreed upon in advance.
How It Works
Initial consultation to review materials and scope
Review of curatorial research and provided sources
Drafting of exhibition text based on your structure and goals
One round of revision based on feedback from your team included
Our process is collaborative and designed to integrate seamlessly with your exhibition development timeline.
Writing
Applies to all written exhibition content, including wall text, labels, panels, and guides.
$1 per word
Research
Applies to research conducted using sources provided by your institution (e.g., curatorial materials, archives, internal documents). We do not conduct independent external research unless agreed upon separately.
$60 per hour
Proposal Evaluation for Exhibitions / Grants
Are you a curator or museum development professional who is planning an exhibition or applying for a grant and you need a solid proposal that clearly, yet accurately reflects your intended project, goals, and timeline? Let us help you get there with a proposal evaluation.
Our editors have decades of experience reading, reviewing, and editing exhibition and grant proposals. We can help you produce a solid text that you can use for your applications.
This service includes the following:
An evaluation of your proposal that addresses structure, tone, clarity, and language/mechanics by an expert
Comments on your draft and a basic written assessment (one pass only)
Up to 1,000 words
$100
1,001–1,500 words
$150
1,501–2,000 words
$200
2,001–2,500 words
$250
2,501–3,000 words
$300
Average turnaround for up to 2,000 words is typically 3–5 days. This service includes one pass.
Note: This service does not include drafting, rewriting, or line editing your draft. You are responsible for making any suggested content changes and for finalizing any edits to your draft before submission. Services do not guarantee acceptance.
Wikipedia pages are an art in themselves. Our writers will craft an academically legitimate, properly sourced, and unbiased post about your work and career. The writers at Flatpage have successfully created content for Wikipedia and are familiar with the site’s style guide and formatting.
Wikipedia ghostwriting
$1 per word
Wikipedia editing
$75 per hour
Process
Using your CV, biography, press list, and/or statement of purpose, the writer will formulate an article of predetermined length (generally 350–750 words for early or mid-career and 1,000–1,500 words for established professionals). We will provide additional research as needed to ensure that viable secondary sources are available to back up the content in the text.
This service includes:
An initial proposal based on our writer’s assessment of your CV, biographical narrative, and other source materials you supply. The proposal will include an approximate length and preliminary organization
A brief call with the writer if more details are needed
A draft of a biographical article that will be submitted for publication on Wikipedia following your approval
Disclaimer: Wikipedia is a nonprofit organization supported by volunteers. Its platform is open for anyone with an internet connection to view and edit. It is therefore likely that the published article will experience some changes over time. These changes will likely be minor stylistic edits or suggestions. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that the article will retain its current form. It is the responsibility of the writer and the Wikipedia community at large to follow and adhere to style, format, and content guidelines. This will ensure that the article is factually sound and written in a neutral tone. Our experience writing and editing academic texts makes us experts at providing a strictly empirical perspective, advising on the quality of the content, and determining whether it has merit for publication. Our well-written, well-sourced, and unbiased entries are less likely to be scrutinized by the Wikipedia community. Newly drafted articles can take up to 90 days to be found by search engines.
The team at Flatpage provided copyediting services on the exhibition catalogue and guide for the 2024 Venice Biennale, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere.
Exhibition Catalogue and Press Materials Copyediting
A dynamic regional contemporary art center needed ongoing support for their exhibitions and marketing efforts. Flatpage stepped in to provide copyediting services so that they can always put their best foot forward.
Bloomberg Philanthropies collaborated with Flatpage’s team to help manage the complex editorial process for their arts and culture app, Bloomberg Connects, which hosts guides to over 500 cultural organizations in 24 countries and in 40 languages. Flatpage provides copyediting, proofreading, and multilingual editing services for hundreds of cultural institutions worldwide, including art museums, historic sites, gardens, and festivals.
A leading anthropology museum required copyediting and final proofreading support for a forthcoming photography book with a substantial written component. The Flatpage team’s experience with copyediting for museums, art museum publications, and complex photography book editing ensured a smooth editorial process from manuscript to finished page proofs.
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